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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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At the Monday meeting, the planning-board member said the new Marblehead plan had preliminary approval from a state agency.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

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

A Coast Guard helicopter was sent from Air Station Detroit and two airboats headed to the scene from nearby Station Marblehead, said Petty Officer Jessica Fontenette.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

Caleb Miller Marblehead, Mass. The writer is a visiting assistant professor of politics at Washington and Lee University.

From New York Times Dec. 4, 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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