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Orono

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[awr-uh-noh, ohr-] / ˈɔr əˌnoʊ, ˈoʊr- /

noun

  1. a town in S Maine.


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Nancy Prisk, 76, who has lived in Orono for over 20 years, is one of many Maine Democrats who have voted for Collins in the past.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

“They are Gopher fans for this week,” said Striggow, who played at Orono High School in the Minneapolis area.

From Washington Times Oct. 6, 2023

“When operating properly, it’s great,” says animal health specialist Deborah Bouchard, who directs the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine, Orono.

From Science Magazine Feb. 9, 2023

Bringing produce, whether conventional or organic, from a distance can have a bad effect on nutrients, says Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine in Orono.

From Washington Post Aug. 22, 2022

It was on these occasions that some of the inferior chiefs frequently requested to be permitted to make an offering to the Orono.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr

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