Poughkeepsie
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Davitt first got involved in local radio in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and then, when her husband was transferred to Waterbury in 1963, she set her sights on WATR.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
It’s 2010 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where Samir and Gazala have lived together in a rambling old house for decades, maintaining appearances by keeping separate bedrooms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
Scholars recently gathered to debate the problem at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., during a two-day workshop focused on an idea known as panpsychism.
From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023
For two years, women kept disappearing from the same forlorn stretch of Main Street in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
The nine freshman boys who had beaten California would go to Poughkeepsie to race for the national championship after all.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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