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Peekskill

American  
[peek-skil] / ˈpik skɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.


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And while this incident didn’t involve a house, a meteorite crashed into the trunk of a red Chevy Malibu in Peekskill, N.Y., in 1992, staining the space rock red.

From Scientific American May 25, 2023

To meet demand, Mr. Polich hired scores of artisans and had to relocate several times to larger spaces, including one along the Hudson in Peekskill.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2023

Diana Baez of Peekskill said she attended because she wanted to support the values espoused by Mr. Cameron’s book.

From Washington Times Dec. 31, 2022

Benjamin Richard Civiletti was born in Peekskill, N.Y., on July 17, 1935, and raised in nearby villages where his father worked as a grocery store manager.

From Washington Post Oct. 18, 2022

Both of us were by that time looking forward very eagerly to the quiet month of August when we would be together in the cottage near Peekskill.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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