1
plural Hurons or Huron
: an Iroquoian-speaking member of a confederacy of Indigenous peoples formerly occupying the country between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Hurons
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The course Bayview Yacht Club says boats start leaving the Black River in Port Huron around 8 a.m. on race day and will continue leaving until around noon.
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Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
The trek kicks off in State College, Pennsylvania, and will take Musgraves through cities in North America for shows with support acts Father John Misty, Lord Huron, and Nickel Creek.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 15 July 2024
The Big Ten’s former commissioner continues to hold sway in college sports, having recently served as an outside consultant to both the Big Ten and ACC; partnering with the Montag Group; and serving as senior advisor to the Huron Consulting Group.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
Mike Hendrie, 47, of Chicago, follows in the sails of grandfather George Hendrie Sr., of Grosse Pointe Farms, who raced from Port Huron to Mackinac Island in 1926 for the second race ever held.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
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Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
The trek kicks off in State College, Pennsylvania, and will take Musgraves through cities in North America for shows with support acts Father John Misty, Lord Huron, and Nickel Creek.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 15 July 2024
The Big Ten’s former commissioner continues to hold sway in college sports, having recently served as an outside consultant to both the Big Ten and ACC; partnering with the Montag Group; and serving as senior advisor to the Huron Consulting Group.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
Mike Hendrie, 47, of Chicago, follows in the sails of grandfather George Hendrie Sr., of Grosse Pointe Farms, who raced from Port Huron to Mackinac Island in 1926 for the second race ever held.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
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“Huron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Huron. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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