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Huntington

[ huhn-ting-tuhn ]

noun

  1. Collis Potter, 1821–1900, U.S. railroad developer.
  2. Samuel, 1731–96, U.S. statesman: governor of Connecticut 1786–96.
  3. a city in W West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
  4. a city in NE Indiana.
  5. a male given name: from an Old English family name, meaning “hunting estate.”


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As an actress, 27-year-old Huntington-Whiteley is best known for her lead role in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

The best nightlife is in Huntington, a small college town with a selection of clubs and bars.

As the surfing died down on Sunday, July 28, a riot broke out in the streets of Huntington.

In fact, they have before, back in 1986 when a riot broke out, once again at Huntington Beach during a surf contest.

But if you want to see surfing at its most ugly and mass-consumed, head to the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.

The text is that of the second edition, reproduced with permission of the Huntington Library.

That stranger was Collis P. Huntington, who was a great railroad official in those days.

An appropriate introduction by Huntington, the distinguished American painter, accompanies the volume.

Mr. Huntington does not even drink coffee, while  William Waldorf Astor merely takes a sip of wine for courtesy's sake.

I do hope it doesn't, since Mrs. Huntington was so horrid to Jeanne.

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