Duquesne
Americannoun
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Abraham 1610–88, French naval commander.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
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Fort. Fort Duquesne.
Example Sentences
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Washington must have enjoyed the bullets’ song somewhat less a year later when he joined Gen. Edward Braddock’s expedition to take Fort Duquesne, also in the Ohio Country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The OGE filing lists Warsh’s role at Duquesne as “adviser.”
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
The largest single consulting payment came from Duquesne Family Office, the investment firm run by hedge fund billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, which paid Warsh $10.2 million for advisory services.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Baker-Mazara spent his freshman season at Duquesne before transferring to San Diego State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
She went home to her parents; he moved into the Duquesne Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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