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Centerville

American  
[sen-ter-vil] / ˈsɛn tərˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a town in W Ohio.


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At the supervisors’ meeting, Lorraine Pedrotti, who owns property south of Centerville Beach, said the county has done a poor job communicating with nearby landowners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Kinder Morgan unit Tennessee Gas Pipeline on Friday declared force majeure due to an explosion and fire caused by equipment failure at a compressor station near Centerville in Hickman County.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2023

Her father worked at Union Carbide but, when Carlin was 9, moved the family to Texas, where he had bought a gas station in Centerville, north of Houston.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

Knight and other Stanford scientists focused on a paleovalley that starts at the Kings River, upstream of Centerville, and extends at least 29 miles toward the town of Easton, stretching more than a mile across.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

I’m still wearing the black sweater and old blue jeans and sneakers and gloves, and suddenly my feet hurt, and somehow I’ve made it all the way to Centerville, which is the next town over.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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