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White Plains

American  

noun

  1. a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.


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The New York Times had petitioned the judge in White Plains, New York, to unseal the note, arguing there was no need to keep it secret.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

JetBlue said it is temporarily suspending operations at several airports External link starting on Sunday because of Winter Storm Hernando, including through Monday at Boston, Hartford, Islip, Worcester, Providence, White Plains, and Philadelphia.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Missy drove Berard to the team dentist in White Plains, who referred them to the oral surgeon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

In 2012, he was detained again, this time at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., on his way to give a speech at Yale.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023

I’d heard that there was a British commissary in White Plains, which was about twenty-five miles southwest across the New York State line.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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