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Jonesboro

American  
[johnz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈdʒoʊnz bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Arkansas.

  2. a town in NE Tennessee: oldest town in Tennessee.


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But the Atlanta child murders gripped the city and outlying suburbs like Jonesboro and changed her community’s worldview.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

And so central Louisiana boomed with new ICE facilities: in Jonesboro, in Monroe, in Ferriday, in Basile, and in Winnfield.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan, of the New York Institute of Technology campus in Jonesboro, Arkansas, told Salon he is also concerned about what this means for future generations of the coronavirus.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2024

ATF agents were on hand at a pawn shop in Jonesboro, Georgia, on June 15, 2022, when Cannon bought nine weapons for Samuels.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

The day was pleasant but the audience was the smallest of the series, except the one at Jonesboro.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.

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