Duquesne
Americannoun
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Abraham 1610–88, French naval commander.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
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Fort. Fort Duquesne.
Example Sentences
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When John Robinson remarried in late 2022, his guests at the Duquesne Club in downtown Pittsburgh were greeted with an inflatable rat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Baker-Mazara spent his freshman season at Duquesne before transferring to San Diego State.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
The closely followed investor, who runs the Duquesne Family Office, made the comments in an interview for “Hard Lessons,” a Morgan Stanley podcast that was published on Friday.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
According to Bloomberg External link, Duquesne posted an average annual return of 30% and never had a money-losing year.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
She went home to her parents; he moved into the Duquesne Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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