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Kinston

American  
[kin-stuhn] / ˈkɪn stən /

noun

  1. a city in E North Carolina.


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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

Charles Kinston, 23, was found on land off Brizlincote Lane, Bretby, near Swadlincote, on 29 January.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

He is scheduled to hold a rally on Sunday afternoon in Kinston, NC.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2020

A 40-minute drive from New Bern, Kinston is also, Ms. Howard pointed out, “corned ham country.”

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2020

A Mr. Mendenhall, New Garden, N. C., Quaker, complains of the treatment two of his young Friends are receiving at Kinston from the troops.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp