Schenectady
Americannoun
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Morgan, forced a client with more inventions than profits, named Thomas Edison, to merge his electric company with a Schenectady, N.Y., lighting outfit that had more commercial momentum than star power.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
They started their Amtrak trek in Burlington, Vt., on Saturday, enjoying a holiday parade in Schenectady, N.Y., and renting e-bikes in Chicago before we all boarded the California Zephyr Sunday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
“I don’t know which direction the stock is going,” says Schenectady, N.Y., day trader Richard Persaud while checking his iPhone amid the surge.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024
David, a social worker in Schenectady, N.Y., was concerned about his older brother’s mental state and so was his wife, Linda Patrik, a philosophy professor at Union College.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023
The nicest veterans in Schenectady, I thought, the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who’d really fought.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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