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Neuse

American  
[noos, nyoos] / nus, njus /

noun

  1. a river in E central North Carolina, flowing SE to Pamlico Sound. 275 miles (442 km) long.


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"This different surveying effort has changed what we're finding and our perspective on what's possible out there. There are still discoveries to be made, even in the Neuse River game lands."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

The attacks drew a large response from law enforcement agencies to the residential area near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular bike trail for Raleigh residents.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023

A witness shared with the police a photograph of the suspect dressed in camouflage, and they believed he was making his way to the Neuse River Greenway Trail.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

The 33-year-old Pruitt didn’t allow a baserunner until Andrus, the former A’s shortstop, reached on an error by second baseman Sheldon Neuse to begin the fourth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Roanoke Island, Elizabeth City, Edenton, and Plymouth had one after the other yielded to the persuasive eloquence of the ship's cannon, and there was left to the Confederates only one fort,—Newbern, on the River Neuse.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by Jackson, W. C.

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