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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"They've achieved the military objective of isolating Taiz from Aden, even if they haven't fully taken control of it," Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow at the Chatham House think tank, told AFP.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
If all the targets are realized, meeting the demand would require devoting an extra 139,000 square miles to biofuel, according to researchers at Chatham House, a U.K. think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
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
"I think the Saudis have tried everything they can to avoid this war, but I don't think they have any more choice," said Chatham House's Al-Muslimi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Once, following his father from Chatham to Devonport, they had lived in a cottage on the edge of the moors.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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