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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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The fourth church, New Hope Baptist of Gastonia, N.C., had failed to participate financially in the convention and showed no intent “to resolve a question of faith and practice,” the committee said without elaboration.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

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 Gaston County Health and Human Services Department issued a statement Thursday warning that two people who attended Trump’s October 21 rally in Gastonia, North Carolina had tested positive for the coronavirus.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020

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

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