Queens
Americannoun
noun
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He has an incredible gift for crafting earworms, and his Queens cadence and variable-volume delivery has wriggled its way into American speech patterns.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
ICE uses private parking facilities across the city as staging grounds for its operation, including two bank parking lots on Northern Boulevard in Queens and a garage in Manhattan’s Little Italy, the lawmakers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Soon, Wolf started performing at open-mic nights in Queens, trying to “psych” herself out of nerves onstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
In late July, Aunt Pearl went to the Elversen's summer house and left the girls in Queens with Dorothy and Wilson.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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