Schenectady
Americannoun
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Nathan Goldstein, a 20-year-old electrical-engineering major at Union College, in Schenectady, N.Y., began his internship search four months sooner than last year after seeing friends struggle to find one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
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
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
I got a text from a reader named Angel, a mom of three mischievous boys in Schenectady, New York.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
He swallowed his misgivings, vouched for Oppie’s scientific judgment to Compton, and escorted him to the Schenectady meeting.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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