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Ipswich

American

[ip-swich] / ˈɪp swɪtʃ /

noun

a city in SE Suffolk, in E England.
a town in NE Massachusetts.

Ipswich British

/ ˈɪpswɪtʃ /

noun

a town in E England, administrative centre of Suffolk, a port at the head of the Orwell estuary: financial services, telecommunications. Pop: 138 718 (2001)

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Upon being asked to carry out a second spying mission on Ipswich he expressed concern but was told, "the boss is adamant that someone needs to go".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

What a great season the Imps have to look forward to in the Championship where, this year, Coventry and Ipswich have taken automatic promotion.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

No-one knows exactly who was complicit with William Salt - an intern analyst - embarking on spying mission to Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park training base, or similar visits to watch Oxford United and Ipswich Town.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

That Southampton failed to win any of the three games – they lost to Oxford and drew with Ipswich and Boro – is largely irrelevant.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In it Paul Revere was begged by a make-believe relative in Ipswich to come in all haste.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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