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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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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

And I did also want to note that I live, I don't know, 20, 25 minutes from Kearny.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

Cancellation of the Kearny project immediately led to renewed calls by the same advocates for a similar plan to be canceled at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in Newark.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Crews in San Diego were also battling a small brush fire near Interstate 805 in Kearny Mesa, according to Fox 5 San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023

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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