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Carrington

British  
/ ˈkærɪŋtən /

noun

  1. Dora, known as Carrington . 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group

  2. Peter ( Alexander Rupert ), 6th Baron. born 1919, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for defence (1970–74); foreign secretary (1979–82); secretary general of NATO (1984–88)

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Amorim is not alone at United's Carrington training ground in recognising Mount's qualities.

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But staff around Carrington admired the professional attitude Mount adopted throughout his various recoveries.

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Much of the planning for a severe space weather is based on the Carrington Event of 1859, the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history.

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Researchers have discovered evidence in tree ring data from fossilised wood that suggests we could get events perhaps ten times larger than the Carrington event.

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Instead, he will wait and address the situation at Carrington on Friday, believing it is counter-productive to speak to his players when emotions around a game are still high.

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