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Wilkes-Barre

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[wilks-bar-ee, -bar-uh, -bair] / ˈwɪlksˌbær i, -ˌbær ə, -ˌbɛər /

noun

  1. a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River.


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There’ll be no more,'" he said at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, referring Abdul Rahman al-Logari, the Islamic State-Khorasan member who an investigative report by the Department of Defense identified as the suicide bomber. "

From Salon

Factories in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., together make about 36,000 shells per month.

From New York Times

He had eight goals and 16 assists in 32 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.

From Seattle Times

He was also part of five other outdoor games: 2010 and 2012 editions of Frozen Fenway while at Boston College, the 2013 AHL Outdoor Classic with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, then 2017 and 2019 Stadium Series games with Pittsburgh.

From Seattle Times

Florial batted .230 with eight RBIs and three steals in 19 games for the Yankees this year while hitting .284 with 28 homers, 79 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in 101 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

From Washington Times