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Southport

American  
[south-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈsaʊθˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  1. a seaport in Merseyside, in western England: a seaside resort town.


Southport British  
/ ˈsaʊθˌpɔːt /

noun

  1. a town and resort in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside on the Irish Sea. Pop: 91 404 (2001)

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By October, the Southport, Conn.-based company had adopted a shareholder rights plan intended to deter Beretta from amassing more shares.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’ll be playing the role of dad back on my couch in Southport with our six-month-old baby boy,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

One focus of the inquiry into the Southport murders was why the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme missed an opportunity to intervene in the life of Rudakubana.

From BBC

A senior Merseyside police officer urged parents last year to "please talk to your children about the dangers of entering empty and derelict buildings", after a spate of trespass incidents in Southport.

From BBC

Southport's Fleetwood will relish a local Open at Birkdale but also the US Open at Shinnecock Hills where the current world number three was second to Koepka in 2018.

From BBC