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Greenville

American  
[green-vil] / ˈgrin vɪl /

noun

  1. a city in NW South Carolina.

  2. a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.

  3. a city in E North Carolina.

  4. a city in NE Texas.

  5. a city in W Ohio.


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“As a clinician, you’re supposed to take it case-by-case,” says McLarnon, now 34 and a recruitment-strategy manager in Greenville, S.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

When emergency responders in Greenville, S.C., found Panettiere in an apartment on Sunday, she was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Panettiere died in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday and police said there were not "any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The actor was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in Greenville, S.C., shortly before 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

It's not Greenville but it's not diamond sidewalks either.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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