Alton
Americannoun
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a city in southwestern Illinois.
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a first name.
Example Sentences
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They are able to redeploy their jets to capitalise on the gap left by Gulf-based airlines which have planes stranded in the Middle East, said Bryan Terry from Alton Aviation Consultancy.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Critics say the firm, which runs attractions including Alton Towers in Staffordshire and Thorpe Park in Surrey, will be unfairly targeting those with a hidden disability.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Over the years, I expanded my teacher roster to include Nigella Lawson, Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, Alton Brown and others, each of whom diversified my skillset.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
The first lawsuit was brought in May 2024 against Simmons Hanly Conroy, an Alton, Ill., firm JM Eagle says filed more than 430 cases against it since 2001.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
The most colorful description of Phineas at Barnum's museum comes from Alton Blackington, a Boston radio and TV reporter who broadcasts his account a century after Phineas's death.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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