Plainfield
Americannoun
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a city in N New Jersey.
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a town in NE Connecticut.
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A joint study by The Markup and Wired found that out of 23,631 predictions generated by Geolitica in 2018 for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, fewer than 100 lined up with a crime in the predicted category.
From Salon
Born in 1906, Gein was raised on an isolated farm in Plainfield, Wis., by an alcoholic father and an ultrareligious mother, whom he adored and defended until her death in 1945.
From Los Angeles Times
In Plainfield, New Jersey, two people died when a car was sept away by floodwaters as the storm hit, Governor Murphy said on Tuesday.
From BBC
Meanwhile, strong thunderstorms were being blamed for at least three deaths in central New Jersey, including two men in Plainfield who died after a tree fell onto a vehicle they were traveling in during the height of a storm there, according to a city Facebook post.
From Los Angeles Times
"Our hearts are heavy today," said Mayor Adrian Mapp of Plainfield.
From BBC
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