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Charlottesville

American  
[shahr-luhts-vil] / ˈʃɑr lətsˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a city in central Virginia.


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Burke lives with her husband in Charlottesville, Va.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

He cited in particular his response to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

From Slate Nov. 8, 2025

The Lee statue’s partner, an imposing 1921 Charlottesville equestrian sculpture of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and his famous horse, Little Sorrel, by Charles Keck, was the raw material for Kara Walker’s devastating piece at the Brick.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

On the way into Charlottesville, I stopped to pick up a few other items.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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