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Greensboro

American  
[greenz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈgrinzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in N North Carolina.


Greensboro British  
/ ˈɡriːnzbərə, -brə /

noun

  1. a city in N central North Carolina. Pop: 229 110 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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With his height and his oratorical flourishes, Jackson was a charismatic figure who led protests in Greensboro.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The batteries that Toyota has begun making at the sprawling plant, located between the cities of Greensboro and Raleigh, are going into hybrids assembled in Kentucky and Alabama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

“Delaying Social Security is the privilege of someone who has enough money in other accounts to bridge that gap. Not everyone can do that,” said D’Andre Clayton, co-founder of Clayton Financial Solutions in Greensboro, N.C.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

She imports Scottish produce and sells it at her store in Greensboro and online.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Many of the addresses were local, some were from the nearby cities of Raleigh and Greensboro, but many others were from small towns across the state: Mollie, Waxhaw, Piney Creek, Trotville.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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