Gotham
Americannoun
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a journalistic nickname for New York City.
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an English village, proverbial for the foolishness of its inhabitants.
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Christian Bale’s Batman, meanwhile, builds a Patriot Act-like system that turns every cellphone in Gotham into a tracking device and uses increasingly brutal methods to stop him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Viraj Puri, founder and chairman of Gotham Greens, based in Brooklyn, said the company weighed reducing future plantings in its warehouse farms after a steep decline in sales but ultimately opted not to reduce seeding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Emergency services were called to Nottingham Road, in the village of Gotham, at 14:28 BST on Sunday, Nottinghamshire Police said.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Not for fun, but—you know. Self-defense. Battling evil. Protecting Gotham City.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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