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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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Jered Yalung, a pharmacist who owns a home-care agency in Greensboro, N.C., recently had a patient with dementia who began refusing to take his medications because he was choking on a large potassium pill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“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

The company also plans to move its headquarters to Greensboro when the plant is finished.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

In 1956, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Virginia Tucker’s alma mater, admitted its first black students, Bettye Tillman and JoAnne Smart.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly