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Philadelphia,

city in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia chromosome - an abnormal minute chromosome formed by a rearrangement of chromosomes 9 and 22.
Philadelphia cocktail - Synonym(s): Rivers cocktail
Philadelphia collar - head and neck orthosis.
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Thus, for instance, Italian Philadelphians, while they lived closer to their coethnics, were less likely than Italian Torontonians to work in distinctly Italian ethnic occupational niches.
To identify the controls, trained phone canvassers called random Philadelphians soon after a reported shooting, and asked about their possession of a gun at the time of the shooting.
According to Nathanson, Philadelphians reacted to these changes with growing cynicism and negativity.
And in December the company helped heat up Bostonians, New Yorkers, Philadelphians and Washingtonians with a fleet of "warming taxis," which offered free rides from CVS Caremark Corp.
"He has touched the lives of countless Philadelphians," Bread & Roses said in announcing the award.
According to Jeremy Nelson, General Manager of Zipcar-Philadelphia, 'We are very excited about our growth in Philadelphia and that our service and brand have received a warm welcome by Philadelphians. We look forward to continuing the momentum and bringing more cars on demand to the city.'
Philadelphians today range from venerable families with ancestral lines dating back to Colonial days to newcomers in their 20s and 30s seeking less expensive urban living than New York City or Washington, D.C.
German leadership lost its message and audience as hyphenated Americans were no longer welcome in the nation of hundred-percent loyalty: "What began as a suspicion of German Philadelphians as potential spies and saboteurs," Kazal commented, "mushroomed into an assault on any German ethnic expression,"--and this assault spread from east coast to west, from city to town and village throughout the nation.
"It's a great reason to get out of bed in the morning," says Dann, after spending three hours in the sweltering summer sun asking Philadelphians to fire Santorum this fall.
He was quick to point out that he also directed Flynn in The Adventures of Don Juan, Paul Newman in The Young Philadelphians, Bogart in All Through the Night, Richard Burton in The Ice Palace and Ronald Reagan in The Hasty Heart.
The Philadelphians were reminded to hold on to God's tasks for if they were to let them go then others would claim their rewards.
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