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Johnstown

American  
[jonz-toun] / ˈdʒɒnzˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in SW Pennsylvania: disastrous flood 1889.


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The bulk, C$11 million, will be invested in buying grain neutral spirits manufactured by Greenfield Global in Johnstown, supporting local production in eastern Ontario, and another C$3 million will be put toward new ready-to-drink beverages through a Toronto-based co-packer to supply the Canadian market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking from the family home in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Gino says he was both scared and calm, "half and half", when the shots rang out.

From BBC

From Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, from Easton to Bethlehem, and from Johnstown to Allentown, we stand on the shoulders of American legends, who poured out their blood, sweat and tears, for our rights and for our freedoms.

From Salon

“We’ve got a GSD attitude in the Shapiro administration that means we focus on getting, you know, stuff done,” he told a news conference Monday with local officials at the Johnstown YMCA.

From Seattle Times

“I have the difficulty or excitement of celebrating twice,” said its leader, Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa, based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

From Seattle Times