Newark
Americannoun
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a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay.
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a city in central Ohio.
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a town in W California.
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a city in N Delaware.
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a town in W New York.
noun
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Official name: Newark-on-Trent. a town in N central England, in Nottinghamshire. Pop: 35 454 (2001)
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a port in NE New Jersey, just west of New York City, on Newark Bay and the Passaic River: the largest city in the state; founded in 1666 by Puritans from Connecticut; industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 277 911 (2003 est)
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He’s considering reaching out to an airline captain who says Avi can join a morning flight from Newark to Washington, D.C., and be home by the afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924, Saint had originally intended to become a teacher before developing a passion for theatre.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Born July 4, 1924, in Newark, N.J., she grew up near Albany, N.Y., the younger of two daughters of John Merle Saint and the former Eva Marie Rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was the most heavily impacted by today's air traffic control disruptions, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
In 1967, when my parents were teens, the Newark riots broke out, and the city burned with rage.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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