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Marblehead

American  
[mahr-buhl-head, mahr-buhl-hed] / ˈmɑr bəlˌhɛæd, ˌmɑr bəlˈhɛd /

noun

  1. a resort town in northeastern Massachusetts: a center for recreational boating, especially yachting.


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In Massachusetts, the state attorney general in January sued nine communities that she said had failed to comply with 3A, including Marblehead.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The Marblehead Independent, a local news outlet that interviewed Modica after the meeting, said he owns a small online business and at one time sought a political career.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ellen Golbranson said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 16, 2024

Michael Brackett Smith, whose father ran a construction business, was born in Marblehead, Mass., on June 16, 1936.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2021

Dressed in rugged deerskin hunting shirts, the Virginians met up with some locals from nearby Marblehead, Massachusetts, who made fun of the Virginians and their frontier outfits.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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