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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast New Jersey at the falls of the Passaic River north of Newark, founded in 1791.
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- proper noun A
patronymic surname .
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- noun American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
- noun a city of northeastern New Jersey
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Examples
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DAVID PATERSON: It's been more than a week since we first heard rumors of a blockbuster story that was certain to force Paterson from office in disgrace in only a matter of hours.
Hotline On Call 2010
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DAVID PATERSON: It's been more than a week since we first heard rumors of a blockbuster story that was certain to force Paterson from office in disgrace in only a matter of hours.
Hotline On Call 2010
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Otherwise, you’ll just have to go to South Paterson like everyone else when they want good Halal food, and let me tell you, the parking in Paterson is a major pain in the [...] mimi Says:
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Otherwise, you’ll just have to go to South Paterson like everyone else when they want good Halal food, and let me tell you, the parking in Paterson is a major pain in the ass, although I suppose you have diplomatic plates so you could stick your armored limousine in the middle of the street and nobody would care.
Englewood, New Jersey: A Personalized Dining Guide for my Friend Muammar 2009
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Melody Moore's stolid Marguerite and Iain Paterson's stylish but vocally confined Mephistopheles give adequate support.
Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio Fiona Maddocks 2010
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Paterson is wasting his time and money and it doesn't make sense.
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Yeah, we can not fathom, at least immediately, why BHO is bullyin 'Paterson not to run for office.
Paterson, Obama meet 2009
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November 20th, 2009 4: 17 pm ET let's see – why are the ads not working? could it be because Paterson is an iodiot?
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ÂApparently GovernorÂPaterson is so dependent on those around him that he is unable to protect his own commissioners, even if he has known and been friendly with them for over twenty-five years.
Henry J. Stern: The Pete Grannis Dismissal: A New Low Henry J. Stern 2010
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After all this shameless promoting of Caroline Kennedy for the Senate seat, I am hoping Governor Paterson is as livid as I am and that he does not appoint her, but select one of the other more qualified candidates.
For New York’s Kennedy, a Choice Seat Awaits - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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