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an island of the Virgin Islands of the United States, in the E West Indies. About 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km).
Lake, a lake in SE Canada, in Quebec province, draining into the Saguenay River. 365 sq. mi. (945 sq. km).
a river in the NE United States and SE Canada, flowing NE and E from Maine to New Brunswick province and then S to the Bay of Fundy. 450 miles (725 km) long.
a seaport in S New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the St. John River.
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This season marks 40 years since Crespi’s greatest team, led by running back Russell White, won the Division 1 championship over St. John Bosco in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In “Centesimus Annus” in 1991, Pope St. John Paul II named the errors of “real socialism,” and then turned to the potential risks of “a radical capitalistic ideology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He painted The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, which still hangs in St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, and is the only painting Caravaggio ever signed.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
The Knights of Malta welcomed him, petitioned the pope for special dispensation, and made him a Knight of the Order of St. John.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
A sign told me it was St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, one of the oldest in New Orleans.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Over the year-long course, she studies topics including autism, first aid and dementia and has placements at a childhood diabetes unit, St John Ambulance and in a care home.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
"It's not very fair that there are nursing students down the road at York St John who don't have to pay as much for their washing," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
The trustees of the charity, which is formally known as The Almshouse of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, decided to sell the work to avoid insurance and security costs.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
"We also had a hand-held scanner, and sirens and flashing lights should anything untoward be detected," said championship committee member St John Burkett.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
As to Mr. St John, the intimacy which had arisen so naturally and rapidly between me and his sisters did not extend to him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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