Plainview
Americannoun
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a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
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a city in N Texas.
Example Sentences
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You can tell because unlike Daniel Day-Lewis’ Daniel Plainview or Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Lancaster Dodd, he and Penn refuse to give the creep any charisma.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
Todd Straley, who manages a cotton gin in Plainview, Texas, said his region has experienced five years of below-average harvests that have accelerated the closure and consolidation of nearby facilities.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022
An employee of Defender Safety moves products inside their warehouse in Plainview, New York, U.S.,
From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2022
Paula Vance of Kings Park, N.Y., and Connie Vance Cohen of Plainview, N.Y.; a sister; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
In 1861 he removed to Plainview, where he has taken rank as a leading surgeon and physician in that part of the State.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman
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