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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.


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 venue, while the biggest successful run chase in Test history was 418 by the West Indies against Australia at St. Johns in 2003.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

Huntington Beach 6, St. Johns Country Day 1: Nathan Aceves struck out six in 6 1/3 innings and Linkin Garcia had three hits to lead the Oilers in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

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 research brought together scientists from the University of Kansas, St. John's University, Montclair State University and Temple University to examine which mental skills best predict reading development and why some children encounter difficulties.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 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

St. John’s School, a private Christian high school in Tallinn, is trying flipped lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

I could resist St. John’s wrath: I grew pliant as a reed under his kindness.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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