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Kirkland Lake

American  

noun

  1. a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.


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Even before Tuesday’s vote, a coalition of five King County cities — Bothell, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline — announced plans to build a walk-in mental health crisis center.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2023

"Kids skated out of the delivery room. Your mother owned a hockey stick," says Thicke of Kirkland Lake, birthplace of such hockey stars as Ralph Backstrom, Dick Duff and Mickey Redmond.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2016

Executives at Kirkland Lake and Newmarket have said that their merger will create a larger company that drives increased analyst coverage and valuation.

From Reuters Nov. 25, 2016

His family lived for at time in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, then settled in the Montreal area.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2015

With development of the great Ontario mines around Cobalt, Sudbury, Porcupine and Kirkland Lake, the wealth of the North funneled into Toronto.

From Time Magazine Archive

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