Needles
Americannoun
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But Castillo went missing shortly after she traveled to Needles, Calif., to visit a man, according to a poster distributed online during her disappearance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
To the south, its territory extends to Interstate 40, a major transcontinental trucking route; its 140-mile stretch from Barstow to Needles has no first responders stationed between the two cities.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
Needles connect the graft to the machine, and are normally inserted into different places on the graft each time - a technique known as rope-laddering.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024
The two also became business partners, opening a needlepoint shop on the Upper East Side called 2 Needles.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024
"I ain't giving him ten bucks! Maybe five for Needles, but he ain't cut me right! Mine is messed up!"
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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