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Kinston

American  
[kin-stuhn] / ˈkɪn stən /

noun

  1. a city in E North Carolina.


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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

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

Gen. Daniels, commanding our forces at Kinston, sent out wagons and ambulances to convey them within our lines.

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

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