Freeport
Americannoun
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a village on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
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a city in NW Illinois.
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a city in SE Texas.
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The BBC has approached Freeport, which operates Papua's Grasberg mine, one of the world's largest gold and copper operations, for comment.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The items are being held inside Le Freeport, a fortified storage facility, where the BBC's Vandhna Bhan was allowed inside for a look.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Freeport said daily copper output at Grasberg—the world’s No. 2 copper mine, after the Escondida mine in Chile—would be reduced by tens of thousands of tons into next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Freeport spent $250 million on improvements completed in 2017 to better control sulfur dioxide emissions.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Past Portland and the first exits for Freeport, Dad helpedSookie navigate a series of country roads overgrown with bushes and trees that blocked my view to the water.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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