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Pensacola

American  
[pen-suh-koh-luh] / ˌpɛn səˈkoʊ lə /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.


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Josh Griggs recently closed on a $403,000, four-bedroom home near Green Bay after concluding he could never afford one in Pensacola or Orlando, Fla., where he previously lived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

He was sent to a federal prison in Pensacola, Fla., while she was doing time in Lexington, Ky. Probation after incarceration awaited them both.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

The teen, from Honduras and identified only as "Henry," was taken away from his foster family in Pensacola, Florida, "in handcuffs and leg irons," the Miami Herald reported.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2025

Born Gwen Mosley in Pensacola, Florida into a church-going musical family, the star started singing in the church choir aged seven.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2025

Kaira had learned all about Ponce de Leon when she was in fourth grade and living at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

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