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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An October 1992 Texaco refinery explosion in Wilmington blew out windows, shook houses like an earthquake and puffed out potentially toxic vapor that went downwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Of all the things Wilmington needs, it is not another parking lot for trucks,” Martinez said at a Los Angeles Harbor Commission meeting earlier this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The legal challenge was brought by oil companies including Warren Resources, which operates a large oil field in Wilmington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
At Wilmington they would get on a bus going south.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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