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Scranton

American  
[skran-tn] / ˈskræn tn /

noun

  1. William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.

  2. a city in NE Pennsylvania.


Scranton British  
/ ˈskræntən /

noun

  1. an industrial city in NE Pennsylvania: university (1888). Pop: 74 320 (2003 est)

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In November 2025, the latest month for which data are available, home prices grew the most in New Haven, Conn., Syracuse, N.Y., and Scranton, Pa., according to a report by Intercontinental Exchange.

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Bridgeport, Conn.; and Scranton, Pa., according to a separate report by Intercontinental Exchange.

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The growth in home prices in Scranton and Syracuse is at odds with what’s happening in the rest of the residential real-estate market.

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Daniels: Toledo also has a certain “Office-y,” Scranton thing to it.

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Daniels relocated the action from unglamorous Slough to Scranton, Pennsylvania, but kept his Dunder Mifflin drones pushing paper, just like their British counterparts.

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