Exeter
Americannoun
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a city in Devonshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.
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a town in southeastern New Hampshire.
noun
Example Sentences
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Forecasters said in February, it rained for 49 consecutive days near its stations in Cardinham, 48 days at Exeter Airport and 43 days in Okehampton.
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While heavy winter rain is normal for the region, Prof Dave Hodgson - an ecologist at the University of Exeter's Cornwall campus - said the volume and persistence this season felt "a bit apocalyptic".
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Westlake, who plays in Exeter's academy, is now a hard-running back row, channelling the energy and drive of Ben Earl and Henry Pollock, even if he does cite childhood hero Owen Farrell as the embodiment of the mentality he aspires to.
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"If you were taking your kids out on a Saturday to play, there is no way that you would choose the kind of clothes that we send children to school in," says Prof Helen Dodd, who researches children's play at the University of Exeter.
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"The research evidence does not support that smart uniform affects behaviour," says Dodd from the University of Exeter.
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