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Olean

American  
[oh-lee-an] / ˌoʊ liˈæn /

noun

  1. a city in SW New York.


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About two weeks after the investigation began, Mowery sent Ka-Bar Knives Inc., located in Olean, New York, a search warrant for the sales of six models of their knives, plus the leather sheath.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Ka-Bar, of Olean, New York, manufactures military-grade blades that were originally designed for use by American troops in World War II, the Statesman said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Authorities had even searched waterways to see if he had fallen into the Allegheny River, the Olean Times Herald reported.

From Fox News • May 20, 2021

The abandoned well lies in the forests of Olean, New York, which was an oil boomtown at the turn of the 20th century.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2020

The son of Italian immigrants, he had come into the world in Olean, New York, on January 26, 1917, eleven and a half pounds of baby under black hair as coarse as barbed wire.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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