where is
other.— «It was sold “as is” and “where is,” which is on a 150-acre island that has at various times belonged to the Dutch, the British, the United States Army and the Coast Guard.» —“An Island’s Fire Truck, Idle for Years, Goes Quickly on the Web” by Patrick McGeehan New York Times Feb. 12, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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