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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His team recently received pilot funding from Wilmot and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to test the technology in pancreatic cancer, another tumor type that often responds poorly to immunotherapy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Koepp said it was important for Spielberg to incorporate as much of the familiar lore around UFOs as possible, such as the 1947 discovery of debris in Roswell, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s a treat to see Spielberg enjoying staging this conspiratorial gossip in different film stocks, from the black-and-white noir of 1947 Roswell to the clinical security-camera look of today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
After winning their award for best group, Wolf Alice's singer Ellie Roswell spoke up for small independent artists and venues, noting that 30 pubs and clubs had closed in the last year.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Dante kept telling the story about the man on the bus and the aliens in Roswell and how some had escaped to El Paso and were planning on taking over the transportation system.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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