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Gainesville

American  
[geynz-vil] / ˈgeɪnz vɪl /

noun

  1. a city in N Florida.

  2. a city in N Georgia.

  3. a city in N Texas.


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Kevin Vado entered a full-time, two-year M.B.A. program at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

So when Gainesville police served Google with a warrant seeking the location data of any user who had come near the home on the day in question, McCoy’s repeated presence would have raised obvious suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

But then she had to go home — back to Gainesville, Fla. So I went to visit her for a month.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2025

Since June 2024, almost 220 local measures have passed that restrict or ban acts like sleeping, sitting or panhandling in public in cities that include Phoenix; Gainesville, Florida, and Reno, Nevada.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2025

After I was accepted to the University of Florida in Gainesville, the only school I applied to, I was required to attend an interview with the admissions office.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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