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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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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

Her roots are pure Appalachia; growing up in Sandy Hook, Ky., as the daughter of a dentist turned local politician and a mother who played piano for gospel quartets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And he declared, as Alex Jones was battling lawsuits over his claims that the child victims of the Sandy Hook shooting were actors in a false flag operation, that Jones “did nothing wrong.”

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Jones has not yet paid any of the damages he owes Sandy Hook families.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

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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