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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 415 km (260 mi) long, of north-central Kentucky flowing northwest to the Ohio River.
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Examples
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'' Kentucky River '' rulings that classified hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, such as nurses and construction workers, as supervisors if they direct a co-worker 10 percent of the workday.
Post-Journal 2008
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Special Forces officer from a tiny township on the Kentucky River.
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Pay attention as it cuts its way among the hills that cluster close to the palisades of the Kentucky River, where the countryside begins to undulate, forming a thousand tiny hillocks and dells, all covered with grass picked shaggy by grazing cattle.
Driving directions 2010
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They laid out the highways to connect state-owned outdoor attractions such as Kentucky Lake, a body of water formed by the dammed Kentucky River.
Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010
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The Ford family farmhouse sits at the very top of the hill, on the north side, close now the the Kentucky River.
Driving directions 2010
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However, deciduous forests containing eastern redcedar still occur in ravines, along the Kentucky River, and near streams.
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The deeply entrenched, meandering Kentucky River gorge supports mixed oak forests and cuts through the pastureland of the rolling Outer Bluegrass (71d) in Madison County.
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Elements of the fish and mussel assemblages in the Kentucky River tributaries of Ecoregion 69 are distinct from those in the Cumberland River tributaries of Ecoregion 68. 69d.
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To the Republicans on the NLRB, Kentucky River isn't about workers 'rights, it's about political domination.
David Goldstein: 8 Million American Workers Just Lost the Right to Organize 2008
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The Kentucky River Decision is a direct assault on the right to organize that will have an immediate impact on workers nationwide, and will likely lead to disruptive, wildcat strikes.
David Goldstein: 8 Million American Workers Just Lost the Right to Organize 2008
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