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Hudson River

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noun

  1. a river in E New York State, flowing generally south into Upper New York Bay: linked to the Great Lakes, the St Lawrence Seaway, and Lake Champlain by the New York State Barge Canal and the canalized Mohawk River. Length: 492 km (306 miles)

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Hudson River Cultural  
  1. River that runs north to south in New York state.


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Explored by Henry Hudson in the early seventeenth century.

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She describes her previously healthy lifestyle, which included running, skiing and even once swimming in New York's Hudson River, "eerily, to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society".

From BBC

Wotus was first drafted in the Nixon administration to give the feds power to regulate pollutants in obvious “navigable waters” like the Hudson River.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across the Hudson River in New Jersey, surging electricity prices are a top issue in the gubernatorial race.

From The Wall Street Journal

A defining event for the modern club, however, was its “forbidden gala” in 2020, which took place across the Hudson River in Jersey City.

From Salon

Six people were killed after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, authorities said.

From BBC