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Newtown

American

[noo-taun, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌtaʊn, ˈnju- /

noun

a town in SW Connecticut.

Newtown British

/ ˈnjuːtaʊn /

noun

a new town in central Wales, in Powys. Pop: 10 358 (2001)

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By 2014, Truelove had come to believe that the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., never happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

I was a good student at Newtown High.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The court had heard the brothers were racing and trying to get ahead of each other on the stretch of road between Newtown and Welshpool.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Also, the Johns Creek Veterans Memorial Walk, within Newtown Park, holds monuments to honor veterans and is a community space where visitors can pay their respects.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

Staying upright after Newtown was probably the hardest thing he’d ever had to do.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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