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Lake Success

American  

noun

  1. a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.


Lake Success British  

noun

  1. a village in SE New York State, on W Long Island: headquarters of the United Nations Security Council from 1946 to 1951. Pop: 2832 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The flow from Lake Success near Porterville into the Tule River increased from 105 cubic feet per second to 990.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

Floodwaters from the White River have been coursing past the town, and Kadara said people are also concerned about water spilling from Lake Success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023

The Yankees said that Ford died at home, in Lake Success, N.Y., surrounded by family while watching his old team win a playoff game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2020

By 1979, Spahr Lacher had moved into a nondescript suburban office park in Lake Success, Long Island, just beyond the Queens border and the reach of New York City taxes.

From Salon • May 8, 2020

He is the son of Janet A. Edgar and Bryan P. Edgar of Savannah, Ga. The groom’s mother, who is retired, was a medical billing record reviewer for Health/ROI in Lake Success, N.Y.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019

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