Newport
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a seaport and county in southeastern Wales, near the Severn estuary.
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a seaport and summer resort in southeastern Rhode Island: site of U.S. Navy base and Naval War College.
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a city on the Isle of Wight, in southern England.
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a city in central Kentucky, on the Ohio River, opposite Cincinnati, Ohio.
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a city and port in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: electronics. Pop: 116 143 (2001)
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a county borough in SE Wales, created from part of Gwent in 1996. Pop: 139 300 (2003 est). Area: 190 sq km (73 sq miles)
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a port in SE Rhode Island: founded in 1639, it became one of the richest towns of colonial America; centre of a large number of US naval establishments. Pop: 26 136 (2003 est)
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a town in S England, administrative centre of the Isle of Wight. Pop: 22 957 (2001)
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Famed for summer homes of nineteenth-century millionaires.
Center of yachting in the United States.
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Two other Dana Point Harbor dining establishments will be relocating: Coco Bloom Coffee is moving to Newport Beach, and Frisby Cellars Winery will operate out of its location in Rancho Mission Viejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Darda is the chief economist and strategist at Roth Capital Partners, an equity research boutique based out of Newport Beach in California.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
As part of his employment, Rodriguez also worked as a security guard for Iza, 25, who resided in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Specially-trained firearms officers were sent to a property at St Vincent Road, Newport, in the early hours of Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But over the July Fourth holiday in 1944, Dorothy Vaughan decided to convert her own status as a temporary resident of Newport News into something much longer lasting.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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