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Westchester

American  
[west-ches-ter] / ˈwɛst tʃɛs tər /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.


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On a recent Friday evening at a Westchester yacht club, roughly a dozen choppers flew by in a two-hour stretch as members sipped rum cocktails on a waterside deck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Counties in this category include the five boroughs of New York, as well as Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The extraordinary view extended beyond the Manhattan skyline to the Bronx and Westchester County.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

San Pedro has relied on the passing of Seth Solorio, who set a school record last week with seven touchdown passes against Westchester.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Normally I would have ceased matters temporarily, retreated to Westchester to reiterate and revise.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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