Scranton
[skran-tn]
- William Warren,1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- a city in NE Pennsylvania.
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Examples from the Web for scranton
Contemporary Examples
Douglass was Medevaced to a hospital in Scranton, where he was stabilized.
The real vice president was born in Scranton, Pa., but moved to Wilmington, Del., in 1953.
Speed Read: 11 Best Bits from Joe Biden Satire ‘The President of Vice’Caroline Linton
January 19, 2013
When Biden talked about his hometown of Scranton, by contrast, it seemed natural.
And he's talking about the places I grew up in, my neighbors in Scranton and Claymont.
That dream is why a working-class kid from Scranton can sit behind me.
Historical Examples
He is the manager and part owner of the big Scranton china works.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
They called me up from Scranton the instant he'd finished speaking.
Remember the desert, and Mary Jewell, and your mother—did you have a mother, Scranton?
Northern LightsGilbert Parker
Pray—pray, Scranton, and tell the whole truth, and get it—get religion.
Northern LightsGilbert Parker
The mayor of Scranton made a call, and so did the mayor of Wilkes-Barre.
Scranton
- an industrial city in NE Pennsylvania: university (1888). Pop: 74 320 (2003 est)
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