Ocala
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The central Florida metro of Ocala had the biggest population percentage gain in the U.S. last year, per Census estimates, followed by Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, S.C.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Gandbhir’s decision to tell this story through bodycam footage and security video, as opposed to on-camera interviews with the Owens family or any friends and neighbors from their Ocala community, is a smart one.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
This is Ocala, Fla., the heart of where Stand Your Ground was born.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025
To look at me you wouldn’t think it, but Ah got uh brother pastorin’ up round Ocala dat got good learnin’.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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