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Bangor

American  
[bang-gawr, -ger] / ˈbæŋ gɔr, -gər /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.


Bangor British  
/ ˈbæŋɡɔː, -ɡə /

noun

  1. a university town in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, on the Menai Strait. Pop: 15 280 (2001)

  2. a town in SE Northern Ireland, in North Down district, Co Down, on Belfast Lough. Pop: 58 388 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Prof Andrew McStay of the Emotional AI Lab at Bangor University said it was also important to remember the context in which people may use chatbots for emotional support.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Conservative Sam Kurtz praised the way in which the university dealt with it, and said: "I really enjoyed that Bangor University themselves tweeted in Welsh, outlining their position on that. I thought, big tick."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Posting on X, Yusuf said: "Bangor University have banned Reform and called us 'racist, transphobic and homophobic'".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

"Bangor University's Debating & Political Society isn't interested in debating," said her Reform UK colleague, Anderton.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

When a convention of Spiritualists was held in Cleveland in February 1852, hundreds of articles about the rapid spread of spirits were written in papers from Bangor, Maine, to New Orleans, Louisiana.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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