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New Bern

American  

noun

  1. a city in E North Carolina.


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I took that job selling pharmaceuticals, which eventually led me to New Bern, N.C., which led me to living on a creek, which led me to writing “The Notebook.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Edwards died Tuesday at age 74 in New Bern, N.C., after a long illness, his former employer, Ohio NBC affiliate WKYC, confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

Pirates coach Cliff Godwin told WCTI-TV based in New Bern that it was “one of the proudest moments I have ever had as a coach.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

The New Bern Sun Journal in North Carolina will go to one day a week.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

He looked up as he had looked up as a child when his father would bring the black-winged Corsair over their house in New Bern, North Carolina.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy