Gotham
Americannoun
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a journalistic nickname for New York City.
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an English village, proverbial for the foolishness of its inhabitants.
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Women's team Gotham FC this week recorded the biggest turnout for a women's sporting event in New York history, city comptroller Mark Levine said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
“It’s a little dark out there, little Gotham City when I was driving up,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Greenblatt, whose firm, Gotham Funds, didn’t respond to messages, has written and spoken about the likelihood of trailing the market for years—just not this many years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
In Le Tissier, Morgan and Gotham FC defender Jess Carter, Wiegman has players who can switch positions across the back four, despite centre-back being their preferred role.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Gotham maintained to me that if there was any trouble, pulling the radio’s emergency pin would be the wrong response, because “we take care of matters by ourselves here.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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