Prestonpans
Americannoun
noun
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Kirsty and her two children from a previous relationship live in Prestonpans, East Lothian, with Daniel, who has three children.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Dr Iain MacLeod., who works as a GP at Prestonpans Group Practice in Scotland told me that insulin pumps had been “life-changing for many patients”.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
Structurally, the episode pits Claire’s perpetually collapsing marriage against Jamie’s time in Ardsmuir Prison under warden John William Grey — the same William Grey he spared before the Battle of Prestonpans last season.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2017
They’ve only just defeated the British at the Battle of Prestonpans when Jamie and Claire are forced back into action.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2016
It was in 1745, after the victory at Prestonpans, when a message was sent to the Edinburgh ministers, in the name of 'Charles, Prince Regent,' desiring them to open their churches next day as usual.
From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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