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Kenosha

American  
[kuh-noh-shuh] / kəˈnoʊ ʃə /

noun

  1. a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.


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John Mohring, 60, a widower and construction worker of Kenosha, Wisconsin, has backed Trump since 2016.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

On Aug. 23 of that year, a Black man named Jacob Blake was shot by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., leading to demonstrations around the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

“Oh, absolutely, we see them on every channel, and all over the internet of course,” Marjean Stern, 79, a retiree from Kenosha, Wis., said of the videos of Mr. Biden.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

A condition of her bond was that she not commit any crimes, and Kenosha County prosecutors filed bail jumping charges against her stemming from the Milwaukee County incident.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Born on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, he was doted on by his mother, an accomplished pianist and suffragette.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow