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Dearborn

American  
[deer-bern, -bawrn] / ˈdɪər bərn, -bɔrn /

noun

  1. Henry, 1751–1829, U.S. soldier and diplomat: Secretary of War 1801–09.

  2. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

  3. Fort Dearborn.


Dearborn British  
/ ˈdɪəbən, -ˌbɔːn /

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit: automobile industry. Pop: 96 670 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Market share and sales are down for the Dearborn, Michigan, heavyweight, and up for the South Korean group.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I’ve seen a lot of athletes over the years, but he’s one of those people who has the talent and the work ethic to go with it,” Moorpark football and track coach Christian Dearborn said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Madison Dearborn last year bought back most of Aon’s NFP wealth business for around $2.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

I squeezed into a seat next to an aging veteran wearing a uniform and a cap embroidered with Dearborn.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

On the night we were shipping out from Dearborn Station, it occurred to me that the troop train would pass through Grandma’s town, sometime in the night.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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