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Salerno

American  
[suh-lair-noh, -lur-, sah-ler-naw] / səˈlɛər noʊ, -ˈlɜr-, sɑˈlɛr nɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.


Salerno British  
/ saˈlɛrno /

noun

  1. a port in SW Italy, in Campania on the Gulf of Salerno : first medical school of medieval Europe. Pop: 138 188 (2001)

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“There was really no coordination whatsoever,” Frank Salerno, one of the top sheriff’s detectives on the case, told The Times in a recent interview.

From Los Angeles Times

“You can tell when someone wants the book ‘cause it’s a hot book versus someone who wants the book because they really love and believe in the book,” says Salerno.

From Los Angeles Times

Steve Salerno, the district’s superintendent, said at the news conference that the episode was “any parent’s nightmare.”

From New York Times

You and your friend, Shane Salerno, have been doing stuff on social media.

From Salon

Winslow’s reputation as a crime writer’s crime writer changed when he started working with writer, producer and literary agent Shane Salerno at the Story Factory.

From Los Angeles Times