Worcester

American  

[woos-ter] / ˈwʊs tər /

noun

1. Joseph Emerson, 1784–1865, U.S. lexicographer.

2. a city in central Massachusetts.

3. a city in Hereford and Worcester, in W England, on the Severn: cathedral; Cromwell's defeat of the Scots 1651.

4. Worcestershire.

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Worcester British  

/ ˈwʊstə /

noun

1. a cathedral city in W central England, the administrative centre of Worcestershire on the River Severn: scene of the battle (1651) in which Charles II was defeated by Cromwell. Pop: 94 029 (2001)

2. an industrial city in the US, in central Massachusetts: Clark University (1887). Pop: 175 706 (2003 est)

3. a town in S South Africa; centre of a fruit-growing region. Pop: 66 349 (2001)

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Worcester

Mr. Greene brought back a vivid memory of a Bob Dole presidential campaign event that I attended in Worcester, Mass., in 1996.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Persistent inflation has disproportionately impacted low-income households, which spend more of their income on necessities, said Alexander Smith, associate economics professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Social Science and Policy Studies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Wearing a bright red shirt, Bernard Gilbert directed a dance to song King of the Road by country singer Roger Miller in Worcester city centre, with crowds erupting in applause after he finished.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

At age 79, Mr. Adams remains fit and energetic, and despite 55 years in the Golden State one can’t mistake this native of Worcester, Mass., for anything but a New Englander.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

By July of 1955 he had reached, on the trek to Worcester, a small Kansas town, Phillipsburg, and there “fate,” in the form of “bad company,” asserted itself.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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