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Medford

American  
[med-ferd] / ˈmɛd fərd /

noun

  1. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

  2. a city in SW Oregon.


Example Sentences

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Medford may have been her home, but Los Angeles was salvation, a bustling city the young woman arrived in the late summer of 1946 just after her birthday.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Mann refutes this, characterizing her romances as “attachments that allowed this dreamy, curious, affection-seeking young woman to explore the world beyond the quiet, steady confines of Medford, Massachusetts,” where she grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Susan Prunty’s bakery in Medford, Ore., sold about 25 Christmas cookie decorating kits through the middle of last December, complete with a dozen freshly baked sugar cookies, buttercream frosting, and sprinkles.

From Barron's

More than 130 students at Roberts Elementary School in Medford, Mass., were absent Wednesday, and administrators said there probably wouldn’t be a “reasonable number of students and staff” to resume classes Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

Davidson was on the bench, in foul trouble, for a long stretch of the state championship game against South Medford.

From Los Angeles Times