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Lackawanna

American  
[lak-uh-won-uh] / ˌlæk əˈwɒn ə /

noun

  1. a city in W New York, on Lake Erie, near Buffalo.


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A minivan had lost control and hit a median on the northbound interstate in Lackawanna County at about 5:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

A Lackawanna County spokesperson declined to comment on the allegations — which involve eight children in three households — or whether any reforms were planned at the child welfare agency.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Biden won the Democratic stronghold of Lackawanna County, due in large part to Scranton, by nine points in 2020, outperforming Hillary Clinton in 2016 who won the county by under four points.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

Washington, 44, is in her 18th year of coaching, including stints at Daytona State College, Campbell University, Lackawanna College and Vicenza High School in Italy.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

“He was gonna buy the Erie Lackawanna, but my mother wouldn’t let him.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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