Nantucket
Americannoun
noun
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Center of whaling industry during the nineteenth century.
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Though a town body approved the expansion last March, a Nantucket bylaw requires residents to approve use of town-owned land for erosion-control projects at the annual Town Meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Her reporting has explored the weddings of the .01%, the shopping habits of tweens and social conflict in Nantucket, Mass. She is a contributor to WSJ.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
In 2024, he forked over $4.8 million for a 2,854-square-foot Nantucket home.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025
Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has officially sold his charming Nantucket cottage, just three months after putting the beachfront property on the market for $3.9 million.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025
Today the island’s elite is diversified enough to support a synagogue where membership has reached 250 families and where the yarmulke worn during services is Nantucket red and decorated with miniature whales.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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