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Faneuil

American  
[fan-l, -yuhl, fuhn-l, fan-yoo-uhl] / ˈfæn l, -yəl, ˈfʌn l, ˈfæn yu əl /

noun

  1. Peter, 1700–43, American merchant: builder of Faneuil Hall.


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The city itself appears in street scenes and inserts of swan boats in the Public Garden, the Old North Church and Faneuil Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

The downtown meeting house was built for the city by Faneuil in 1742 and was where Samuel Adams and other American colonists made some of the earliest speeches urging independence from Britain.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

The oldest item in his collection is a lottery ticket from 1765, sold to raise money for Faneuil Hall in Boston, that was signed by John Hancock.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

John F. Kennedy, a young war hero running in his first congressional campaign, delivered a speech on July 4, 1946, at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

Had my route been witnessed by another, he might have noted that my inquiries wound their way back toward Faneuil Hall.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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