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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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Newtown

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

Paul Martin, who lives near Newtown in Powys, said the cottages, two of which are "restricted to holiday use", are "very close" to his home making them unsuitable to be sold as separate residential homes.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

I'd stayed back when Barack went to the Newtown memorial, but now was my time to step up.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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