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St. Augustine

American  
[aw-guh-steen] / ˈɔ gəˌstin /

noun

  1. a seacoast city in NE Florida: founded by the Spanish 1565; oldest city in the U.S.; resort.


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Not every death involving ICE is a shooting, either; according to the Miami Herald, a man fleeing immigration agents was accidentally hit and killed by a tractor trailer in St. Augustine, Florida, this morning.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Catholics have criteria that they invoke to evaluate righteousness of wars, which date to the fifth century teachings of St. Augustine.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

The five-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner, 77, listed his St. Augustine dwelling Feb. 1, having purchased the picturesque home for $725,000 in 2012 and completely custom built it, Realtor.com can exclusively reveal.

From MarketWatch Feb. 12, 2026

So St. Augustine did the only thing it could do to get Stewart game experience: It played him on junior varsity.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2025

Or, more simply, the maxim of St. Augustine: “Love, and then do what you will.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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