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Astoria

British  
/ əˈstɔːrɪə /

noun

  1. a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor. Pop: 9660 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump told the roughly 700 guests gathered under heightened security at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria, where the annual dinner was rescheduled after the April shooting.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

But Trump said that "interestingly" the new dinner would be held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington -- which was a Trump hotel from 2016 to 2021.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

The Waldorf Astoria, where Trump says the July event will take place, was first converted from an old post office into a luxury hotel by the Trump Organization more than a decade ago.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Another factory Mr. Payne visited repeatedly over a period of years was Steinway & Sons in Astoria, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

When, ultimately, Bobby walked into the lobby of the Astoria Hotel in Leipzig, he was greeted by a man who resembled a younger and handsomer Groucho Marx: Isaac Kashdan, the United States team captain.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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