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- noun a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
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The basin of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River is the most populous part of the country.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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The aspect of the conical islands, bluffs, headlands, and inlets recalled the St. Lawrence River in Canada, presenting narrow and winding passages, losing themselves in creeks and bays after a most curious fashion, while little brown hamlets here and there fringed the coast line.
Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Maturin Murray Ballou 1857
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In Waddington, N.Y., 20 miles west of Massena on the St. Lawrence River, visitors used to boat over from Canada to shop at the IGA or sip a beer at one of the four bars near the waterfront, said resident Herb Champion.
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Mr. Belanger, 38, and two friends opened the $2.2 million Snow Village in January with a glitzy marketing campaign and a fireworks show over the St. Lawrence River.
Competition Heats Up In Canada's Ice Hotel Market Will Connors 2012
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In Waddington, N.Y., 20 miles west of Massena on the St. Lawrence River, visitors used to boat over from Canada to shop at the IGA or sip a beer at one of the four bars near the waterfront, said resident Herb Champion.
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They were snowmobile tracks leading out onto the ice of the frozen St. Lawrence River that runs between upstate New York and Canada.
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Stretch the border from the St. Lawrence River to Delaware.
This Game Won't Be Super Bowl XLII, Part II Jason Gay 2012
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"There are more drugs on Wall Street than here," said Jonathan Maracle, 35, who owns a gift shop on the 12,000-member Akwesasne Mohawk reservation, straddling New York and Canada on both sides of the St. Lawrence River.
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Shale-gas exploration has grown rapidly in Canada, as well as south of the border, with energy producers drawn to Quebec's deposits clustered around the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Pressure Rises on Shale Gas Chip Cummins 2011
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"There are more drugs on Wall Street than here," said Jonathan Maracle, 35, who owns a gift shop on the 12,000-member Akwesasne Mohawk reservation, straddling New York and Canada on both sides of the St. Lawrence River.
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