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Newtown

American

[noo-toun, 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

Liz Molyneux, who is also based near Newtown, is already paying a council tax premium on the annexe attached to her home.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

Then there was the minister, Mr. Beach, who lived in Newtown but spent Saturday night here in Redding so he could preach in our church early Sunday morning.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

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