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• St. Johns
  St. Johns

  noun

  Adela Rogers, 1894–1988, U.S. journalist and writer.
• St. John's
  St. John's

  noun

  a seaport in and the capital of Newfoundland, on the SE part of the island.

St. Johns

¹ American  

noun

1. Adela Rogers, 1894–1988, U.S. journalist and writer.

2. a river flowing N and E through NE Florida into the Atlantic. 276 miles (444 km) long.

3. French St.-Jean.  a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.

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St. John's ² American  

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Newfoundland, on the SE part of the island.

2. a seaport on and the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, in the E West Indies.

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While there were established columnists like Walter Winchell, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, most articles in these magazines either went unbylined or were written under pseudonyms.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Kyla Simpson pulled up to the St. Johns County, Fla., sheriff’s office in a black SUV in June with two toddlers in the back seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

No team has ever chased down more than 316 at the ground, while the biggest successful run chase ever was 418 by the West Indies against Australia at St. Johns in 2003.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

The appeals court upheld the St. Johns County School Board policy, and Judge Altman reopened the SB 1028 challenge in January.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

From Durban I drove south along the coast past Port Shepstone and Port St. Johns, small and lovely colonial towns that dotted the shimmering beaches fronting the Indian Ocean.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The data released Tuesday by St. John’s Community Health come from three mobile clinics that were deployed into the community after the fire ignited, according to a statement from the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Fans dance and “two-step” during Barrio Slam’s performance on April 3, 2026, in St. John’s Episcopal Church in San Bernardino.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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

Mr. Boyle is the associate dean for graduate programs at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The travelers went up the High then turned on past the Saxon Tower and the market cross to St. John’s College, where they were received with courtesy and where they spent the night.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli