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Galesburg

American  
[geylz-burg] / ˈgeɪlz bɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in NW Illinois.


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Later, as a scholarship student at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., he spent many Sundays preaching at area churches.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

White had Optetrak implants inserted into both her knees at a Galesburg, Illinois, hospital in June 2012.

From Salon Dec. 1, 2022

In Hill’s story, the Galesburg Grabber is described as a fat man, with overt parallels to Gacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2022

Jerome Williams, 19, was arrested Thursday nearly 200 miles away from the city in Galesburg, Illinois, the Chicago Police Department said.

From Fox News Feb. 18, 2022

Rev. Edward Beecher, of Galesburg, said: Exclusive class legislation was not safe; it was oppressive and degrading.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

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