Connecticut
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a state in the northeastern United States. 5,009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Hartford. CT (for use with zip code), Conn., Ct.
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a river flowing south from northern New Hampshire along the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont and then through Massachusetts and Connecticut into Long Island Sound. 407 miles (655 km) long.
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Abbreviation: Conn.. CT. a state of the northeastern US, in New England. Capital: Hartford. Pop: 3 483 372 (2003 est). Area: 12 973 sq km (5009 sq miles)
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a river in the northeastern US, rising in N New Hampshire and flowing south to Long Island Sound. Length: 651 km (407 miles)
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One of the thirteen colonies.
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he would introduce legislation to ban the practice, citing a post on X alleging that six insiders may have reaped $1.2 million in profit from suspicious trades.
From MarketWatch
“This will be an interesting experiment,” said Craig Johnson of Customer Growth Partners, a Connecticut retail consultant.
Paul and Lorenze, both 28, immersed themselves in their nearly-married life last month when they listed their own properties to buy a Connecticut mansion, which they have been renovating since they closed on it.
From MarketWatch
Eager to break up the winter in Connecticut, they went online and rented a house in Florida for February.
His own gardens, located at homes in Connecticut and Berkeley, continue to be places of respite for Pollan, Marzorati says, “an antidote to urban life.”
From Los Angeles Times
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