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Kearny

American  
[kahr-nee] / ˈkɑr ni /

noun

  1. Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.

  2. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.


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"Soccer is supposed to bring people together," said Sean McDonald, a member of the Scots American Club, which is linked to the historic Kearny Scots soccer team founded in 1895.

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

It was a different world for office landlords in 2018, when Kearny bought the office campus for nearly $35 million.

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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