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Sandy Hook

American  

noun

  1. a peninsula in E New Jersey, at the entrance to lower New York Bay. 6 miles (10 km) long.


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The children killed at Sandy Hook would now largely be young adults.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

And maybe three hours later, we get the Sandy Hook news.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

For two years, after losing a landmark defamation case filed by the Sandy Hook families and declaring bankruptcy, Jones has been battling the satirical news site the Onion for control of his website Infowars.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

It tried to purchase Jones’s media company out of bankruptcy with the support of families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

But two days after the shooting at Sandy Hook, when Barack traveled to Newtown to speak at a prayer vigil being held for the victims, I couldn’t bring myself to join him.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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