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Statesboro

American  
[steyts-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈsteɪts bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ /

noun

  1. a town in E Georgia.


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Gamboa, a father of five from neighboring Statesboro, Ga., was employed by Eastern Constructors, one of dozens of firms Hyundai hired to carry out work at the site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

When Erk Russell arrived in Statesboro in 1981 to resurrect the football program, he gave it the name and declared its muddy water “magical” to inspire the team.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Hanon Systems announced Tuesday that it would build the plant in Statesboro, with plans to hire at least 160 new employees.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

First, there’s his positive outlook toward the gnats, whose presence in the Statesboro skies are so overwhelming that Helton’s top recruiting restaurant is known as, “Gnat’s Landing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

And yet, if we were to stop with the account of the Statesboro affair, we should overlook some of the greatest influences now affecting the lynching problem in the South.

From Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy by Grayson, David