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Appleton

[ap-uhl-tuhn]

noun

  1. Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.

  2. a city in E Wisconsin.



Appleton

/ ˈæpəltən /

noun

  1. Sir Edward ( Victor ). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947

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Few would risk crossing the Atlantic without a copy of Appleton’s Railroad and Steamboat Companion.

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“It forces these businesses to really thoughtfully define their path to becoming a clinical-stage company earlier on,” said Caleb Appleton, a partner at Bison Ventures.

Phil Appleton, 71, was handed a restraining order of 15 years and a community order of 24 months at Reading Crown Court on Thursday.

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Ruth, who lives in Appleton Roebuck, said she found out about the changes in May because "a WhatsApp group of parents started kicking off".

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Natalie Appleton said: "This is going to really affect us all who were lucky enough to be part of her amazing world growing up. What a time, the best memories!"

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