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Marietta

American  
[mair-ee-et-uh] / ˌmɛər iˈɛt ə /

noun

  1. a city in NW Georgia.

  2. a city in SE Ohio, on the Ohio River.

  3. a female given name, form of Mary.


Example Sentences

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Floodwaters covered streets and closed businesses in Sumas, Nooksack and Marietta, according to Whatcom County officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Heightening the problems, “there is increasing competition from institutional and foreign buyers, and it’s becoming harder to find good deals,” says Anthony Youngs, a real-estate consultant and house flipper in Marietta, Ga., who helps investors find properties to flip.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the materials side, Klar likes construction aggregates companies Martin Marietta and Vulcan Materials.

From Barron's

Gloria Barker, a retired school guidance counselor in her 70s in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, started knocking on doors for Republicans for the first time when she joined in June.

From Los Angeles Times

Condon was overlooked as a skinny recruit from The Walker School in Marietta, Georgia.

From Seattle Times