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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.


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A baseball player since age 4, Lansdell was the first girl to pitch at the 7A level at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga., and led them to a regional title in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Lime’s ratio of enterprise value to trailing Ebitda is 14.5, while this ratio for Martin Marietta Materials is 19.2.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Martin Marietta specializes in supplying heavy building materials such as crushed stone, sand, gravel and asphalt used across infrastructure, including highways and sidewalks, and in construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Martin Marietta is paying 15 times adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or Ebitda.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

“I’ve been helping out the Vigilance Committee,” Marietta said with a wink.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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