Dayton
Americannoun
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Jonathan, 1760–1824, U.S. politician, Speaker of the House 1795–99.
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a city in SW Ohio.
noun
Example Sentences
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The role dates back to the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement which ended the country's ruinous ethnic conflict.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Early Christianity was overwhelmingly opposed to war and military service, said Vincent Miller, a professor of theology at the University of Dayton, Ohio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
In the U.S. alone, that number was 135,000 people, roughly the population of Dayton, Ohio.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
Formed as a private-equity roll-up by Neos Partners, the Dayton, Minnesota-based company manufactures transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, transfer switches, panelboards, and other equipment to move electricity from substations into data centers and utilities.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Before meeting Jerrie, he had arranged for aviation pioneer Ruth Nichols to undergo testing at the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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