Roswell
Americannoun
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a city in SE New Mexico.
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a town in central Georgia.
Example Sentences
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Much of the present-day fascination with UFOs traces back to a 1947 crash outside Roswell, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“What really happened at Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Roswell residents know how to have fun, and the city hosts all kinds of annual festivals ranging from a summertime ice cream social and monarch butterfly celebration to outdoor movies.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025
“Soul Service Station” derives from an earlier, considerably different work the artist made 40 years ago in Roswell, N.M., when she was not yet 30.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
Goddard solved the problem by moving to the desert near Roswell, New Mexico, where he could fire his rockets in peace.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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