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Roswell

American  
[roz-wel, -wuhl] / ˈrɒz wɛl, -wəl /

noun

  1. a city in SE New Mexico.

  2. a town in central Georgia.

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“They wanted to stop the interest in the Roswell case because it was leading into areas they didn’t want us to look at,” he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“What really happened at Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Roswell is one of the best suburbs of Atlanta, and the economy is booming, with a variety of industries at the forefront.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

“Soul Service Station” derives from an earlier, considerably different work the artist made 40 years ago in Roswell, N.M., when she was not yet 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

I back out of the spot and pull onto Roswell Road.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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