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Great Neck

American  

noun

  1. a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.


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He grew up in Great Neck, N.Y., in the early 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Recruited by the local Republican Party, she has represented Great Neck - a wealthy community in Long Island - in the Nassau County legislature since 2022.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2024

There is one man named Boleslaw Karvay in the New York City area who lives in Great Neck, Long Island, according to a deed and other public records.

From Seattle Times Oct. 1, 2023

The Virginia Beach Fire Department was responding to “calls for major storm damage to multiple homes” in the Great Neck area, the department said on Twitter.

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2023

Mrs. Fletcher, of Great Neck," she explained, "has told me.

From The Silent Bullet by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

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