Chatham
Americannoun
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1st Earl of. Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham.
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a city in N Kent, in SE England.
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a city in SW Ontario, in S Canada, near Lake St. Clair.
noun
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a town in SE England, in N Kent on the River Medway: formerly royal naval dockyard. Pop: 73 468 (2001)
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a town in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River. Pop: 44 156 (2001)
noun
Example Sentences
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Chatham Asset Management won the bidding in the bankruptcy auction that year, and much of the company’s debt was eliminated in the acquisition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The latest blow to McClatchy’s newsrooms came last week when Chatham sent layoff notices to more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers at 17 publications in California and elsewhere across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It’s one thing to fight the Houthis, and it is one thing to fight on three front lines,” said Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow at Chatham House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at UK-based think tank Chatham House, said Iran "is trying to convert escalation into increased leverage".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
He looked at Mr. Chatham and asked, “Is the state prepared for its final argument?”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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