Akron
Americannoun
noun
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Heart of the nation's rubber industry.
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In Akron, the FBI tested some of my Hawkins cousins and found a connection to our Jane Doe.
The next most overvalued markets are Cleveland; New Haven, Conn.; Akron, Ohio; and Worcester, Mass. — all cities in the Midwest or the Northeast.
From MarketWatch
Maverick Carter, a longtime friend and business partner of both James and Schottenstein who runs an entertainment company, describes meeting Schottenstein as “a young African-American kid from the inner city of Akron, Ohio.”
On a recent sunny weekday, the Akron, Ohio, native is readying his debut solo exhibition of paintings and screenprints — “Why Are We Here? No. 01” — to open Friday in his own MutMuz Gallery.
From Los Angeles Times
On the back, "LeBron" is boldly printed along with the phrase, "Just a kid from Akron" - the Ohio city where he was born.
From BBC
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