Wilmington
Americannoun
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a seaport in N Delaware, on the Delaware River.
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a seaport in SE North Carolina, on the Cape Fear River.
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a city in NE Massachusetts.
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a town in SW Ohio.
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The Wilmington, Del., company said VGA039 is currently in Phase 3 pivotal development for patients with von Willebrand disease, the most common inherited bleeding disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
District 15, sometimes referred to as the one-five, includes San Pedro, Wilmington, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway and Watts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Between 1990 and 2000, 22 children in Wilmington were diagnosed with cancer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
That’s when he mentions how he was in the 82nd Airborne Division and jumping out of planes in the 1960s after graduating from Wilmington Banning High and UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
He was wearing a faded Wilmington Blue Rocks shirt and jeans instead of his usual work clothes.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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