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Brookline

American  
[brook-lahyn] / ˈbrʊkˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.


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Beacon Financial, the result of a recent merger between Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Brookline Bancorp, is among your newer positions.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The crowd's behaviour drew comparisons with the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline and the hostile atmosphere of Hazeltine in 2016.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

But by the time Neves Valente confronted Loureiro at his Brookline, Mass., apartment building this past week, Loureiro’s career had soared while Neves Valente’s withered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

James Harris Simons was born in 1938 to the manager of a shoe factory in Brookline, Mass. His parents weren’t wealthy, but they were ambitious for their son.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

I keep my eyes on the stop map: Brookline, Longwood, Fenway.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari