Akron
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- proper noun
- /ˈækrən/
- ARS scientists are doing similar research at several locations in the Great Plains, including Akron and Fort Collins, Colorado.
- Akron, Ohio
- University of Akron
- City of Akron
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- I grew up with a single mom and six kids in Akron, OH.
- Larry Bader was a cookware salesman and archery enthusiast from Akron, OH.
- A man was making shirts with his brother, my buddy Kevin, in a basement in Akron.
- You know, he just looks at his son and just walks off or moves away, moves to Akron or, you know, moves to, you know, Norfolk.
- You know, you were you moved from Macon to Akron, adopted that as your community and now you're here.
- I was talking to someone at Sotheby's and they got a very nice but small estate from Ohio, from Akron, OH.
- And so I would go through a couple little burbs like like Akron.
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- I'm from Akron, Ohio.
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The University of Akron has announced its interim president.
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It's a six unit building in Akron, OH.
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I grew up with a single mom and six kids in Akron, OH.
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I told everybody about it back in Akron, and they just couldn't believe it.
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A faculty research grant from the Graduate School of the University of Akron partially funded this research.
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His name is Steven Arthur Younger, he's originally from Akron, Ohio.
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Like Shooting Stars, the film chronicles James's early years in Akron, Ohio.
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University of Akron President Matt Wilson outlined a two-year plan last week to shore up the school's finances.
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The Soap Box Derby, the sport's marquee event in Akron, Ohio, nearly went bankrupt three years ago.
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Etymology
Akron comes from the Greek root akron meaning 'high' or 'top'. You can see the same idea in the prefix acro- (as in acrobat), so Akron was named for its high ground or a nearby hill.