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Asbury

American  
[az-buh-ree] / ˈæz bə ri /

noun

  1. Francis, 1745–1816, English missionary: first bishop of the Methodist Church in America.


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Early in her career, Harriet worked at the Asbury Park Press and Court TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Sheffield was a guest at the recent “Everything Fab Four” Fest in early November in Asbury Park, NJ, where he shared an onstage conversation with Womack and our previous podcast guest, Jamie Bernstein.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Havilah credits its origin to Asbury Harpending — a Kentuckian who plotted to seize California and its gold to support the Confederacy during the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

Cookman, a local two-lane road, intersects with Asbury Avenue, a road that leads directly to the city's popular Atlantic Ocean beaches.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

After serving as minister for two small-town Methodist churches, he became the pastor of Durham’s Asbury Temple Methodist Church in 1956.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson