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Gastonia

American  
[ga-stoh-nee-uh] / gæˈstoʊ ni ə /

noun

  1. a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.


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She owns the 130-employee company, based in Gastonia, N.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The 23-year-old Whitmore cracked manager Edgardo Alfonzo’s lineup for the FerryHawks’ game at the Gastonia Honey Hunters.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022

After park workers in Gastonia told Jackson that his portable loudspeaker was forbidden, Jackson hopped up on a picnic table and shouted out his stump speech.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2021

Harrington, a Gastonia native and real estate broker, was a Republican activist back home.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2020

The names of cities called to him—Memphis, Wilmington, Gastonia, New Orleans.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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