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Orillia

American  
[aw-ril-yuh, oh-ril-] / ɔˈrɪl jə, oʊˈrɪl- /

noun

  1. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.


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In 2002, shortly before taking the stage in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario, Mr. Lightfoot collapsed and was near death during a six-week coma because of an aneurysm in his abdominal aorta.

From Washington Post May 1, 2023

His mother noticed Gordon humming himself to sleep as a child, and both parents encouraged his innate musical talent, expressed early on when he joined the choir of the United Church in Orillia.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2023

However, a Canadian evangelical leader — the Rev. Paul Carter, lead pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orillia, Ontario — says such fears are likely overblown.

From Washington Times Jan. 11, 2022

Hydro One told Reuters that customers in Peterborough and Orillia saw a 1% reduction in the base distribution part of their bills after the acquisitions.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2021

On many mornings I waited round the gates of Buckingham Palace but I found it quite impossible to meet the King in the quiet sociable way in which one met him in Orillia.

From My Discovery of England by Stephen Leacock

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