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Wakefield

[ weyk-feeld ]

noun

  1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.
  2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
  3. an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.


Wakefield

/ ˈweɪkˌfiːld /

noun

  1. a city in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: important since medieval times as an agricultural and textile centre. Pop: 76 886 (2001)
  2. a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 318 300 (2003 est). Area: 333 sq km (129 sq miles)


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She holds the seat for ANC 3F O6, which represents the neighborhoods of North Cleveland Park and Wakefield.

She holds the seat for ANC 3F 06, which represents the neighborhoods of North Cleveland Park and Wakefield.

Since being outed by Wakefield as the so-called “CDC whistleblower,” Dr. Thompson has issued a statement through his lawyer.

Therefore, claims are forever reworked and reexamined; the truth eventually is found, as happened with Wakefield.

As a result, Wakefield lost his right to practice medicine.

The least convincing data come from the type of study Wakefield had conducted: a simple case series.

The fear was sparked by a 1998 study by a British doctor named Andrew Wakefield.

Battle of Wakefield; the forces of Charles I defeated by the parliamentary troops.

Mr. Wakefield has built little houses for us, and put them on the boughs of the trees.

In Wakefield he earned the respect of all classes; and there was general regret expressed when it became known he had to leave.

A clue was obtained, which led to the belief that the incendiary had passed through Pontefract on the road to Wakefield.

Miss Wakefield caught the elevator as it landed the manager on the floor, and she briefly told him what was the matter.

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