Quincy
Americannoun
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Josiah, 1744–75, American patriot and writer.
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a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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a city in W Illinois, on the Mississippi.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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“Wars are fought in two spaces,” said Narges Bajoghli, associate professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, in a recent Quincy Institute briefing.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
New Order went on to have huge success in the US, being signed by Quincy Jones and playing the Hollywood Bowl.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The first concerns Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The exercise marks BRICS's increased emphasis on security issues, said Sarang Shidore, director of the Global South Programme at the US-based Quincy Institute.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Adams correctly regarded the five-hundred-mile trek back to Quincy as his final exit from the public stage.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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