Definitions
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- noun a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
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Examples
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He described it perfectly as I had noticed it in trial trips of submarines off Cape Cod, which is where the Electric Boat Company used to try theirs out before turning them over to purchasers.
The U-boat hunters 1912
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Few vacationers were visible along Main Street in Hyannis, normally one of the busiest towns in the beach community of Cape Cod, which is expected to feel the storm on Friday.
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In 1978 Lee Baxandall, who found his passion among the clothes-free crowds at Cape Cod, began publishing Free Beaches magazine and created the Free Beaches Documentation Center, collecting data from all over the world on nude beaches.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Jack made an unscheduled trip to Cape Cod to say goodbye to my ailing grandfather.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Tucson: Time for Another Examination of Conscience Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2011
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Hungry for company, attention, and affection, Deval was thrilled when a teacher at Milton Academy, A.O. Smith, invited him to spend a weekend with his family on Cape Cod.
Glenn C. Altschuler: Deval(uing) Government Glenn C. Altschuler 2011
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Andrew Fitzsimons/PatrickMcMullan Bobby Kennedy with Voula Duval He said he spent the crunch time on Cape Cod, Mass., at his family headquarters in Hyannis Port.
A Kennedy Works on His Pitch Jen Wieczner 2011
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In short order we see that this professional is coping with a personal matter, the disappearance of her 15-year-old from the family's second home on Cape Cod.
Regina Weinreich: The Other Place May Be Right Here Regina Weinreich 2011
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Residents of Falmouth, Massachusetts, a small town on Cape Cod, continue to complain about noise coming from a 1.65 megawatt turbine that was installed in their town.
Robert Bryce: If Gov. Jerry Brown Wants to "Crush" Opponents of Wind Energy, He'd Better Pack a Lunch Robert Bryce 2011
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Hungry for company, attention, and affection, Deval was thrilled when a teacher at Milton Academy, A.O. Smith, invited him to spend a weekend with his family on Cape Cod.
Glenn C. Altschuler: Deval(uing) Government Glenn C. Altschuler 2011
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Hungry for company, attention, and affection, Deval was thrilled when a teacher at Milton Academy, A.O. Smith, invited him to spend a weekend with his family on Cape Cod.
Glenn C. Altschuler: Deval(uing) Government Glenn C. Altschuler 2011
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