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Huntington

American  
[huhn-ting-tuhn] / ˈhʌn tɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. Collis Potter, 1821–1900, U.S. railroad developer.

  2. Samuel, 1731–96, U.S. statesman: governor of Connecticut 1786–96.

  3. a city in W West Virginia, on the Ohio River.

  4. a city in NE Indiana.

  5. a male given name: from an Old English family name, meaning “hunting estate.”


Example Sentences

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Prasad had reportedly been involved in the decision to request a new trial for uniQure’s experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s disease.

From MarketWatch

The high-handed rejection of a treatment for Huntington’s disease shows why the biologics chief had to go.

From The Wall Street Journal

Denise Giardina, a Huntington Beach book seller and friend of Voorhees’, has been on Home Depot patrols in her community and said planning various political actions is practically a full-time job.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the second time Dr. Prasad is being pushed out of the agency, and to understand why, see his handling of UniQure’s gene therapy for Huntington’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next, the group plans to demand the county stop spraying along the Santa Ana River, which reaches the ocean on the south side of Huntington Beach.

From Los Angeles Times