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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)

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They are based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and will travel to Arlington, Texas to play Ivory Coast on the same day.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

“There had been a conditioning process,” said Heather Holian, a professor of art history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

During his time in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jackson met his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, led student protests and began his involvement with the civil rights movement.

From Salon ● 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

She had taken on even more importance in Durham’s black community when Howard Fuller left to take a job organizing union workers in Greensboro, eventually serving as chairman of UOCI.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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