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- proper noun A city in
West Virginia ,United States
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Examples
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In his 28 years teaching at Weir High in Weirton, W. Va., a Rust Belt town where the mill jobs are drying up, Karpyk has inspired legions of students to love chemistry.
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Bowman had been a two-term Weirton mayor, and before that served on the city's council, before winning his Senate seat in 1994.
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"My first two years of college chemistry were a review; that's how well-prepared I was," says former student J.J. Bernabei, a 1984 Weir High graduate who owns two pharmacies and a medical supply company in Weirton.
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While Weirton does have its aforementioned water tower, any visit there pierces you with the awareness of economic struggle and dwindling population: "Almost as many churches as people," as Mr. Venderlic sings it.
Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob? Pia Catton 2011
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Though it is set in a fictional Ohio town, it was filmed in Weirton, W.Va., where my parents grew up and my grandparents still live.
Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob? Pia Catton 2011
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A family team of realtors in Weirton, W.V., with the optimistic-sounding name Greathouse, says it gets at least three calls per month from marketers offering to help advertise the family's services.
Dr. Chopp, Meet Congressman Weiner Rachel Emma Silverman 2011
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Though it is set in a fictional Ohio town, it was filmed in Weirton, W.Va., where my parents grew up and my grandparents still live.
Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob? Pia Catton 2011
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Seeing Weirton captured in a film was unusual because West Virginia's rust belt is just not a place that is often visited by the arbiters of popular culture.
Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob? Pia Catton 2011
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While Weirton does have its aforementioned water tower, any visit there pierces you with the awareness of economic struggle and dwindling population: "Almost as many churches as people," as Mr. Venderlic sings it.
Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob? Pia Catton 2011
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Seeing Weirton captured in a film was unusual because West Virginia's rust belt is just not a place that is often visited by the arbiters of popular culture.
Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob? Pia Catton 2011
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