Dayton
Americannoun
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Jonathan, 1760–1824, U.S. politician, Speaker of the House 1795–99.
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a city in SW Ohio.
noun
Example Sentences
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“They would take students—third grade, fourth grade—to the Dayton Art Institute, and we would look at these 16th-century paintings and stuff like that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In the U.S. alone, that number was 135,000 people, roughly the population of Dayton, Ohio.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
Based in Dayton, Minn., Forgent is a private-equity-backed roll-up assembled by Neos Partners beginning in 2023.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
“Little Miss Sunshine” directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris also criticized Tarantino and praised their star.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Before meeting Jerrie, he had arranged for aviation pioneer Ruth Nichols to undergo testing at the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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