Montclair
Americannoun
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a city in NE New Jersey.
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a city in SE California.
Example Sentences
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When Ryder Paredes, 22, began studying computer science as an undergraduate three years ago, “AI was in its infancy, it wasn’t very intelligent,” the Montclair, N.J., native said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
It’s worth asking why administrators at Montclair State seem so eager to deny their students—American or not—the educational opportunities that many of the administrators themselves received.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
But Montclair State, a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution, caters to a decidedly working-class community of students.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
A recent setback occurred earlier this month when the San Bernardino County Transit Authority voted to defund the Montclair portion of the project along the existing Metrolink corridor and pull more than $37 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
When Dad bought the house in Montclair, he described it to us as a tumbled-down shanty in a run-down neighborhood.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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