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Kinston

American  
[kin-stuhn] / ˈkɪn stən /

noun

  1. a city in E North Carolina.


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According to the Farmers Weekly magazine, Kinston was a "talented amateur inventor".

From BBC May 27, 2026

Airbus is struggling to secure fuselage sections critical to the A350 from a plant in Kinston, North Carolina, which it bought from Spirit AeroSystems last year, Reuters said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

By his next stop in the Tar Heel state, the 78-year-old appeared even more exhausted, turning in what local outlet NC Newsline described as a “disjointed” appeal for votes in the small city of Kinston.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2024

The woman was identified as 49-year-old Carolyn Ann Suggs of Kinston.

From Washington Times Aug. 25, 2020

The army marched this day to within seven miles of Kinston.

From Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 by Howe, W. W.

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