Syracuse
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a city in central New York.
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Italian Siracusa. a seaport in SE Sicily: ancient city founded by the Carthaginians 734 b.c.; battles 413 b.c., 212 b.c.
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Italian name: Siracusa. a port in SW Italy, in SE Sicily on the Ionian Sea: founded in 734 bc by Greeks from Corinth and taken by the Romans in 212 bc , after a siege of three years. Pop: 123 657 (2001)
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a city in central New York State, on Lake Onondaga: site of the capital of the Iroquois Indian federation. Pop: 144 001 (2003 est)
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Pelland, a 74-year-old real-estate agent, and her husband relocated from Syracuse, N.Y., to Raleigh, N.C., in 2016 to be near their son and grandchildren, who were then 4 and 6 years old.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“It’s only going to probably hurt some companies and hurt the best and the brightest that are coming here,” said Devashish Mitra, professor of economics at Syracuse University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The New York City-raised Syracuse alumnus has been enamored with the Lakers since the Showtime Era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mr. Rasmussen, a professor of political science at Syracuse University, has the more dramatic story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
On that same day the Liberty Party was holding a convention in Syracuse.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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