Newtown

American

[noo-toun, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌtaʊn, ˈnyu- /

noun

a town in SW Connecticut.

Newtown British

/ ˈnjuːtaʊn /

noun

a new town in central Wales, in Powys. Pop: 10 358 (2001)

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The pair first travelled to The Hanging Gardens in Llanidloes, a community project focused on resilience and creativity, before going on to visit an art gallery in Newtown.

From BBC

His body was found days later in Newtown Creek, making him the second person in less than three months to disappear after going to the Mirage and to turn up dead in the heavily polluted waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal

William and Catherine first travelled to The Hanging Gardens in Llanidloes, a community project focused on resilience and creativity, before going on to visit an art gallery in Newtown.

From BBC

Following the visit, they headed to Oriel Davies - a public contemporary art gallery based in Newtown - before attending a celebration of volunteer groups at Hafan yr Afon, a hub for culture, community and heritage in the town.

From BBC

Martin sent a letter to a lawyer for a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who was among the first on the scene at the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., questioning his role in a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal

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