Shrewsbury

American  

[shrooz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, shrohz-] / ˈʃruzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈʃroʊz- /

noun

1. a city now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham, in Salop, in W England.

2. a town in central Massachusetts.

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Shrewsbury British  

/ ˈʃrəʊzbərɪ, -brɪ, ˈʃruːz- /

noun

1. a town in W central England, administrative centre of Shropshire, on the River Severn: strategically situated near the Welsh border; market town. Pop: 67 126 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Five NHS trusts recorded improvements of between nine and 10 percentage points and Shrewsbury and Telford, which was one of the worst performers a year ago, by 17.

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Wolves are three games unbeaten in the league, including their first win of the season against West Ham, and they even looked like they were enjoying themselves when they beat Shrewsbury in the FA Cup - that has not happened very often at Molineux recently.

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Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, currently the subject of an ongoing police investigation, had worse-than-average rates in nine of the 10 years.

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It was surely written in the stars that Shrewsbury, managed by Everton's most successful captain Kevin Ratcliffe, would cause an upset against his former club.

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Everton were pushing for a place in Europe and boasted a 17-year-old Wayne Rooney among their ranks, but were dominated by a Shrewsbury side 80 places below them in the pyramid.

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