Schenectady
Americannoun
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Morgan, forced a client with more inventions than profits, named Thomas Edison, to merge his electric company with a Schenectady, N.Y., lighting outfit that had more commercial momentum than star power.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
They started their Amtrak trek in Burlington, Vt., on Saturday, enjoying a holiday parade in Schenectady, N.Y., and renting e-bikes in Chicago before we all boarded the California Zephyr Sunday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
David, a social worker in Schenectady, N.Y., was concerned about his older brother’s mental state and so was his wife, Linda Patrik, a philosophy professor at Union College.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023
He sees in James much of what he saw in Alcindor when that bus pulled into Schenectady in 1961.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023
While I was in Schenectady he joined the Dutch Reformed Church, which is a very tough church, indeed.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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