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Woonsocket

American  
[woon-sok-it] / wunˈsɒk ɪt /

noun

  1. a city in NE Rhode Island.


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He’s also the guy whose banged-up right throwing shoulder is jangling pregame nerves from Waterville to Woonsocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Shares of CVS Health Corp., which is based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, were down 4.7%, or $4.65, to $93.93 before markets opened Friday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

The Woonsocket Rhode Island-based company added it was evaluating some capital deployment alternatives, including share repurchases, to mitigate any possible impact on 2024 earnings.

From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2022

In the new book, reader “Josh of Woonsocket, R.I.” poses the potential stumper: “Has humanity produced enough paint to cover the entire land area of the Earth?”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022

The bus drives up past the old brick factories of Pawtucket and Woonsocket.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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