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Kearny

American  
[kahr-nee] / ˈkɑr ni /

noun

  1. Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.

  2. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.


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And I did also want to note that I live, I don't know, 20, 25 minutes from Kearny.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

And even though a large tenant was set to move out, Kearny was unconcerned because there was every reason to expect the vacancy would be an opportunity to sign new tenants at higher rents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024

Cancellation of the Kearny project immediately led to renewed calls by the same advocates for a similar plan to be canceled at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in Newark.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

At the heart of it was the midfield duo of Tab Ramos and John Harkes, both raised on the hard, asphalt courts of Kearny, New Jersey.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

This was part of a plan to defeat the Long Knives stationed in Fort Kearny on Buffalo Creek.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III