Nantong
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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If he can’t make a living in Nantong either, he said, “I’ll just have to live off my parents.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Most of the staff are from the nearby city of Nantong and have worked here for more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025
At least four Chinese localities — Fuzhou, Qingtian, Nantong and Wenzhou — have set up dozens of police outposts, according to state media accounts and public statements published in China.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
A worker works on a production line at a factory of a ship equipments manufacturer, in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China March 2, 2020.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2021
In 2010 in Nantong, a city in southeastern China’s Jiangsu province, an elderly woman was found stuck in a fence by a supermarket; by the time an ambulance arrived, she had already died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2016
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