Fairbanks

American  

[fair-bangks] / ˈfɛərˌbæŋks /

noun

1. Charles Warren, 1852–1918, political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1905–09.

2. Douglas, 1883–1939, U.S. motion-picture actor.

3. a city in central Alaska, on the Tanana River.

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Fairbanks ¹ British  

/ ˈfɛəˌbæŋks /

noun

1. Douglas ( Elton ), real name Julius Ullman. 1883–1939, US film actor and producer

2. his son, Douglas, Jnr. 1909–2000, US film actor

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Fairbanks ² British  

/ ˈfɛəˌbæŋks /

noun

1. a city in central Alaska, at the terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 30 970 (2003 est)

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Fairbanks

Although that dynamic will continue to allow Micron to raise prices and become even more profitable, Fairbanks said in a note to clients that the supply crunch will limit near-term growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

He was scheduled to carry a passenger from Fairbanks to Beaver, a predominantly Alaska Native village of fewer than 100 people about 110 miles north of the city, reachable only by air or river.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

Douglas Fairbanks played him in the ’20s; Tyrone Power in the ’40s; Guy Williams in the late ’50s; and George Hamilton —as “Zorro, the Gay Blade”—in the ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Maybe it’s just disorienting because no one anticipated gawking at his torso inside the historic downtown Los Angeles venue founded by Hollywood legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Jim Gallien had driven four miles out of Fairbanks when he spot-ted the hitchhiker standing in the snow beside the road, thumb raised high, shivering in the gray Alaska dawn.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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