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Marion

American  
[mar-ee-uhn, mair-] / ˈmær i ən, ˈmɛər- /

noun

  1. Francis, the Swamp Fox, 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.

  2. a city in central Ohio.

  3. a city in central Indiana.

  4. a city in E Iowa.

  5. a city in S Illinois.

  6. a male or female given name.


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Working with former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has been a big factor in Dart's resurgence.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

He was arrested June 24 and held in Marion County Jail in Indiana with bail set at $40,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Musicians ranging from composer Will Marion Cook to the rapper Tupac Shakur, and former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. all lived there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The president then caught his error, sort of: “Actually, that was yeah, Medinah, at Medinah, last year, Marion, this time of year.”

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Frustrated with the lack of progress, his mother called him home to Marion to see the local doctor.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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