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Vashon Island

American  
[vash-on] / ˈvæʃ ɒn /

noun

  1. an island in Puget Sound, W central Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).


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After resigning as the band’s frontman in 2022, Slade and his family left his home state of Colorado and landed on Vashon Island, a place where many celebrities have moved to live a quieter life.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2024

Diers, 71, from Vashon Island, is the winner of the 2023 Reader Photo of the Year for his National Geographic-esque picture of a gull swallowing a starfish.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2024

Vashon Island School District school counselor Tara Vanselow said the district has an “off and away” policy and has had similar outcomes to Peninsula — that is, improved engagement and learning.

From Seattle Times Jan. 2, 2024

That means several routes will be on reduced service, including Seattle to Bremerton; Fauntleroy to Vashon Island and Southworth; and Edmonds to Kingston.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

There, southward, through golden haze, with the dark and wooded bluffs of Vashon Island flanking the deep foreground of opal sea, the dome lifted like a phantom peak.

From The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson

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