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Clarksburg

American  
[klahrks-burg] / ˈklɑrks bɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.


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In Clarksburg, a car-rental company that closes at 1 p.m. on Sundays arranged to have his car waiting for him when his flight landed later that afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

He was born Ralph Pierre LaCock in Clarksburg, W. Va., and moved around frequently as a child before relocating to New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

The suspect’s vehicle was immobilized by another batch of stop sticks near Clarksburg Road, where police said they arrested Mr. Mayorga without incident.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Massachusetts State Police troopers were called to the site of the crash in Clarksburg just before 2 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023

It isn’t that we’re rock-poor; trouble is that Grandma Preston’s got real feeble, and she’s being cared for by Dad’s sister over in Clarksburg.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor