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Kokura

American  
[koh-koor-uh, kaw-koo-rah] / koʊˈkʊər ə, ˈkɔ kʊˌrɑ /

noun

  1. Kitakyushu


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The Pentagon later released a video that it said showed a crew from an Iranian patrol boat removing an unexploded mine from the hull of the Kokura Courageous.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2019

Operators from the Kokura Courageous and the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair said the ships were freshly loaded with Saudi and Emirati petroleum products.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2019

An American bomber was headed to bomb Kokura, in the south of Japan.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 18, 2018

It is common for businessmen, known as salarymen in Japan, to sleep on the bullet train from Kokura to Kobe.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2017

Sweeney reached his target, the city of Kokura, at about ten-thirty.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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