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Marblehead

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[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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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

Marblehead, Mass., stalled on complying with a Massachusetts law requiring communities with transit access to allow more housing, leading to a state attorney general lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The helicopter lowered a rescue swimmer and began hoisting operations while an airboat got underway from the nearby Marblehead station, the Coast Guard said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

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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