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Elmira

American  
[el-mahy-ruh] / ɛlˈmaɪ rə /

noun

  1. a city in S central New York.


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Prices rose most in Elmira, N.Y., a metro just north of the Pennsylvania border, where single-family prices were 22% higher than one year prior.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

"We see that a massive price shock not only has a short-term impact, but can also affect the long-term physical development of children," says Elza S. Elmira, the study's lead author.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Elmira and Hamida are well aware that not everyone around them will be forgiving.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

He spent most of his time playing video games in his room at his parents’ house in Elmira, a city in south-central New York.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Four years after Osborne left, however, a former guard from Elmira named Lewis Lawes took the helm and in twenty years on the job became America’s most famous and admired warden.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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