Annapolis

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a seaport in and the capital of Maryland, in the central part, on Chesapeake Bay: U.S. Naval Academy.

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The Annapolis oversight board had hired Beverly Wilbourn in May 2017 as the housing authority’s fifth executive director in two years.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
While only about 1% of court cases filed by the Annapolis housing authority in 2018 resulted in evictions, the cases appear on residents’ credit reports and on Maryland’s public court record system.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
A single mother who has lived in Annapolis public housing for four years, Gladden is among hundreds of residents sued by the financially troubled housing authority in an effort to bolster rent collection.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
The Capital and ProPublica are continuing to investigate rent payment processes in Annapolis.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica

Under Wilbourn, the Annapolis housing authority made a business decision.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
The Race Across America departs from Oceanside, California tomorrow, and ends at Annapolis, Maryland, some 12 days later.
Pippa Middleton To Cycle Across America ... Starting Tomorrow|Tom Sykes|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They had been through it all before in Madrid, Oslo, Camp David, Taba, Annapolis, and blah, blah, blah.
John Kerry's Doomed Quest for Redemption|Maysoon Zayid|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You made credible proposals to the Palestinians at Annapolis.
Full Video and Transcript of Obama's Speech in Israel|Justin Green|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A star athlete claims Annapolis failed to help her after she reported her rape.
Former Student Claims U.S. Naval Academy Had ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Rape Victims|Jesse Ellison|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On this Christmas Day, Leslie H. Gelb, back from West Point and Annapolis, has the rousing answer.
Their Gift to the Nation|Leslie H. Gelb|December 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"Blackford—he's my brother—is going to Annapolis," said Marian, thus reminded of her brother's aspirations.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
But the prime minister knew so little about America that the messenger had to show him Louisburg and Annapolis on a map.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
A paper on naval schools would come last, especially on Annapolis, and would follow the same lines as the paper on West Point.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
But Mr. Carvel's town house in Annapolis stands to-day, with its neighbours, a mournful relic of a glory that is past.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
After that, when we went back to Annapolis for the winter, there was no longer any disguise between my tutor and myself.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for Annapolis

Annapolis

/ (əˈnæpəlɪs) /

noun

the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)

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Annapolis

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Capital of Maryland.

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Location of the United States Naval Academy.

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