Syracuse
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a city in central New York.
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Italian Siracusa. a seaport in SE Sicily: ancient city founded by the Carthaginians 734 b.c.; battles 413 b.c., 212 b.c.
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Italian name: Siracusa. a port in SW Italy, in SE Sicily on the Ionian Sea: founded in 734 bc by Greeks from Corinth and taken by the Romans in 212 bc , after a siege of three years. Pop: 123 657 (2001)
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a city in central New York State, on Lake Onondaga: site of the capital of the Iroquois Indian federation. Pop: 144 001 (2003 est)
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Plus, a wave of ‘gray zone’ attacks hits Europe, and why Syracuse can’t attract the students it needs to pay the bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The score, while respectable, was still lower than a buffalo chicken Caesar she sampled in Syracuse and a Caesar wrap from Sweetgreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Douglas Belkin and Roshan Fernandez trace how the problems that have long buffeted the nation’s smaller schools are now spreading to bigger, richer universities—with midsize private schools such as Syracuse especially feeling the pinch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“The problem with Syracuse is that the school thinks of itself as like an Ivy, but it’s not,” Tavares said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Frederick Douglass lived in Rochester, Jarm Loguen lived in Syracuse; both men were friends of hers.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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