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Boston

[baw-stuhn, bos-tuhn] / ˈbɔ stən, ˈbɒs tən /


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“I’m biracial and growing up in Boston, I’m just Black,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Boston Scientific cut its projection for 2026 adjusted earnings to a range between $3.34 and $3.41 a share from a prior estimated range between $3.43 and $3.49 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

After almost three hours on their feet and the finish line in sight, two runners sacrificed personal bests to come to the rescue of an exhausted competitor at the Boston Marathon.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Christopher, who was born in Bermuda and grew up in Boston, studied at the Boston Conservatory and Juilliard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

In the morning, I remembered that Vern Devine had a boat, but Sookie remembered it was a sixteen-foot Boston Whaler Eastport with a four-stroke seventy-horsepower outboard.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen