Kearny
Americannoun
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Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.
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a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
Example Sentences
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Unlike other US towns, soccer is the dominant sport in Kearny, mostly due to Scottish and Irish immigrants who transplanted the game in the late 1800s as they arrived for factory jobs.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Aidan "Turtleboy" Kearny, a blogger who has publicised the case, told NBC10 local news that the verdict was "a surreal emotional experience".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Yeah, my parents still live in Kearny and my sister's in Parsippany, my aunt is in Vernon.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
And even though a large tenant was set to move out, Kearny was unconcerned because there was every reason to expect the vacancy would be an opportunity to sign new tenants at higher rents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
This was part of a plan to defeat the Long Knives stationed in Fort Kearny on Buffalo Creek.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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