Huntington
Americannoun
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Collis Potter, 1821–1900, U.S. railroad developer.
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Samuel, 1731–96, U.S. statesman: governor of Connecticut 1786–96.
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a city in W West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
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a city in NE Indiana.
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a male given name: from an Old English family name, meaning “hunting estate.”
Example Sentences
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The collision involving an e-bike and a vehicle happened July 21 at the intersection of Warner Avenue and Plaza Lane, according to a news release from the Huntington Beach Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Regionals such as Truist, Key, Huntington, M&T Bank and Zions Bancorp are all trading below 1.5 times book value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
This past spring, swimming was banned three times at Huntington Beach due to sharks deemed to be aggressive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Huntington Beach, meanwhile, has been more defiant, refusing for years to zone for thousands of new homes that the housing law had required.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Since it looked like I might not be hired at Langley right away, I applied to become a substitute teacher at the Collis P. Huntington High School.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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