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Ithaca

American  
[ith-uh-kuh] / ˈɪθ ə kə /

noun

  1. Greek Itháki. one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).

  2. a city in S New York at the S end of Cayuga Lake.


Ithaca British  
/ ˈɪθəkə /

noun

  1. Modern Greek name: Itháki. a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, the smallest of the Ionian Islands: regarded as the home of Homer's Odysseus. Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles)

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Suncor is selling its 48% interest in Terra Nova, 40% interest in White Rose and 38.6% interest in West White Rose offshore assets to Ithaca Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ithaca Energy ITH 2.76%increase; green up pointing triangle agreed to buy a portfolio of offshore oil projects from Canada’s Suncor Energy SU 0.87%increase; up pointing triangle for up to $1.11 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Hochul slammed how the initial investigation into the complainant's claims unfolded at Cornell, which is located in Ithaca in central New York state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Cornell has stated that the Cornell University Police Department, rather than the Ithaca Police Department, had jurisdiction to investigate the case.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

There were living quarters so that when they got busy on some crucial test they did not need to drive back to Ithaca.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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