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Genesee

American  
[jen-uh-see] / ˌdʒɛn əˈsi /

noun

  1. a river flowing N from N Pennsylvania through W New York into Lake Ontario. 144 miles (230 km) long.


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Soulja Boy — real name DeAndre Cortez Way — was arrested Sunday around 2:50 a.m. near the intersection of Genesee Avenue and Melrose Avenue after police conducted a traffic stop.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2025

Phone messages left with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office this week were not returned.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2024

A little south of Genesee, the Gatewood area ranked No. 2, at 54.5%.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2023

But now, through the Genesee County Land Bank’s Clean & Green program, Ishmel and hundreds of other residents have been mowing vacant lots.

From National Geographic Dec. 14, 2023

This triangle-shaped area was bordered by water—the Erie Canal, the Genesee River and the Genesee Valley Canal.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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