Cincinnati
Americannoun
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a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River.
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Bowling Slang. a split in which the eight and ten pins remain standing.
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Sorsby spent two years at Indiana and two at Cincinnati before transferring to Texas Tech this offseason for a reported multimillion-dollar deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Another study published in May by University of Cincinnati economists Nathan Hudson and Hernan Moscoso Boedo found evidence of similar trends and on a global scale since 2007.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He has also worked internationally as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cincinnati.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The three suburban counties of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell run in vertical slices, each taking part of the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River and running south through exurbs and eventually rural areas.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Madame Rubenstein comes from the music conservatory at the University of Cincinnati.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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