Nantucket
Americannoun
noun
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Center of whaling industry during the nineteenth century.
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SIASCONSET, Mass.— A vandal is at large on Nantucket, an island better known for gray-shingle cottages, boat shoes and billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
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
On tightknit Nantucket, the bluff debate has tested longtime ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
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
In the same way, the old Nantucket Yacht Club has spawned a rival, the Great Harbor Yacht Club.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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