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Lehigh

American  
[lee-hahy] / ˈli haɪ /

noun

  1. a river in E Pennsylvania, flowing SW and SE into the Delaware River. 103 miles (165 km) long.


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In previous years, he says, the Lehigh Valley would find itself outbid by contenders in states that tacked on corporate incentives and were quicker to speed construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

An international group of mathematicians led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim has developed a new way to generate predictions that line up more closely with real-world results.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

"Reality TV has historically been more diverse demographically than other forms of media," says Danielle Lindemann, a sociology professor at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

“We’ve bonded more since last year and I’ve worked on my changeup,” said Moorman, who signed with Lehigh University in Pennsylvania in November.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

I walked for a little over an hour until I came to a sudden, absurdly steep descent to Lehigh Gap—almost a thousand feet straight down.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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