St. Petersburg
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Formerly Leningrad. Petrograd. a seaport in NW Russian Federation in Europe, in the Gulf of Finland, off the Baltic Sea: founded 1703 by Peter the Great; capital of the Russian Empire (1712-1917).
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a city in W Florida, on Tampa Bay.
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Home for many retired persons from colder northern areas.
A popular winter resort.
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Tropicana got the MLB stadium in St. Petersburg, where the Tampa Bay Rays played until Hurricane Milton blew the roof off in 2024.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Kuznetsova said residents of St. Petersburg, a city of 5.5 million people, have turned en masse to virtual private networks, which can circumvent bans on certain websites and messengers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
A self-employed consultant, Jaundoo has taken multiple extended spells off work since 2013 to take vacations, do home repairs, visit his grandkids or simply “putter around the house” in the St. Petersburg, Fla., area.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Fritz is 2-1 in ATP play against 37-year-old Cilic, winning on Monte Carlo clay in 2022 and at Indian Wells in 2017 but losing a 2021 final at St. Petersburg.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I turned to the St. Petersburg Times story.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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