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Quantico

American  
[kwon-ti-koh] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌkoʊ /

noun

  1. a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.


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Nanos said he declined to use the FBI lab in Quantico, Va., because the Florida lab already had samples from family members, workers and others known to have visited the house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

"The laboratory utilized by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI Laboratory in Quantico have worked in close partnership from the outset and continue to collaborate in the analysis of evidence."

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

In September of last year, while addressing a rare gathering of top U.S. military leaders in Quantico, Va., President Trump said he was interested in using U.S. cities as training grounds for the military.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

He first raised the subject back on Sept. 30, in his address before hundreds of generals and admirals at Quantico, Virginia.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025

Van Riper then took the traders down to Quantico, put them in tanks, and took them on a live fire exercise.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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