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Pocono Mountains

American  
[poh-kuh-noh] / ˈpoʊ kəˌnoʊ /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in NE Pennsylvania: resort area. About 2,000 feet (610 meters) high.


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Finally, on 30 December, after weeks of unanswered questions, police announced they had arrested a suspect, Kohberger, at his family home hundreds of miles away in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025

Instead, her family is embarking on an extended trip to the Pocono Mountains, a long way from the beaches of Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025

Boyle’s status carries significant implications for the power balance in the 203-member House, currently with a 102—100 Democratic majority and a special election next week for the vacancy, a Republican-leaning district in the Pocono Mountains.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

If the commercials were to be believed, in 1988, the epicenter of American romance was nestled within the heaving peaks of the Pocono Mountains in northeast Pennsylvania.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022

Courtney’s parents split up when she was four years old, and her father moved with his mother to a town two hours away, in the Pocono Mountains.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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