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Roswell

American  
[roz-wel, -wuhl] / ˈrɒz wɛl, -wəl /

noun

  1. a city in SE New Mexico.

  2. a town in central Georgia.


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The same year, a rancher discovered metallic and rubber debris near the airfield at Roswell, N.M.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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

While inspecting the bunker, Colonel Roswell P Rosengren of the US army saw an opportunity to get a unique war trophy and he pocketed the fabric.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

“What really happened at Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

I back out of the spot and pull onto Roswell Road.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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