Pendleton
Americannoun
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a city in N Oregon.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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“This is not the time to hire your cousin’s co-worker’s friend’s spouse who just got their real-estate license,” Pendleton said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
“Sellers need to take advantage of the latest digital tools to make their listing stand out online,” Pendleton said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Carter’s administration instituted the most sweeping reforms of the civil service since 1883’s Pendleton Act, which replaced the spoils system and created a professional, merit-based system.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
As part of her husband’s September transfer from Camp Pendleton in Southern California, their family incurred about $6,000 in moving costs, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
There, Andrea’s mom was folding fancy and expensive-looking Pendleton blankets into a tall tower that reached to the plastic roof.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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