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hickory

[hik-uh-ree, hik-ree] / ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri /


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Corning agreed to add capacity at its manufacturing facility in Hickory, N.C., and expand its manufacturing footprint across the state as part of that pact.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

To Old Hickory, the bank was unconstitutional, corrupt and, with respect to American liberty and character, corrupting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club - which was established in 1890 - has launched the Bobby Cruickshank Hickory Experience.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Privately, Ethel was overwhelmed with grief after her husband’s death and retreated to Hickory Hill, the McLean, Va., estate once owned by President Kennedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Born the grandson of a preacher in Hickory, North Carolina, in 1928, Douglas Moore decided to follow his grandfather into the Methodist ministry and in 1951 he enrolled as a divinity student at Boston University.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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