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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It is managed by the US Department of Energy's Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota - the deepest laboratory in the US at nearly a mile beneath the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Primary tumors are typically stiffer than their surrounding tissue," said Tharp, assistant professor in the Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program at the Sanford Burnham Prebys NCI-Designated Cancer Center.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Also not making the cut: former Gov., congressman, and affair-haver Mark Sanford.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
She faces a crowded field including congressmen Ralph Norman and Russell Fry and former governor Mark Sanford, with a runoff later this month considered likely if no candidate reaches 50 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
That same month, North Carolina’s liberal governor, Terry Sanford, tried to improve race relations in his state by creating a biracial Good Neighbor Council, charged with persuading white businesses to hire more blacks.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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