Sanford
Americannoun
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Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
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a city in E Florida.
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a town in SW Maine.
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a city in central North Carolina.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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City of Sanford, the court had to resolve whether retirees are protected from discrimination under Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
“It might not be perfect, but it gives a solid, kind of directionally correct way to think about your portfolio choice,” said Bogan, a professor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Researchers from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute also contributed to the study.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
Sanford and her husband are singer-songwriters and have scored music for television shows like “Weeds” and “Orange Is the New Black.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
Sanford listened, hung up, issued several orders, then placed a call of his own to Alvin Dewey.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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