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Barrington

American  
[bar-ing-tuhn] / ˈbær ɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a town in E Rhode Island.


Barrington British  
/ ˈbærɪŋtən /

noun

  1. Jonah . born 1940, British squash player; winner of the Open Championship 1966–67, 1969–72

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Georgia Barrington has just become a new mother but she isn't the one who gave birth to her daughter.

From BBC

This is, however, flexible, said Mark La Spisa, a certified financial planner and president of Vermillion Financial Advisors in Barrington, Ill. “Like with any budget, this depends on what your goals and spending are,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“For short-term investing, there is no way to get a high rate of return with no risk because that animal doesn’t exist,” said Mark La Spisa, a certified financial planner and president of Vermillion Financial Advisors in Barrington, Ill.

From MarketWatch

He was one of the original three authors of the “Great Barrington Declaration,” a manifesto for herd immunity published in October 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a feeling that arises seeing this patchwork of faces in print: These are the artists, designers, musicians of our time — from Barrington Darius to Sonya Sombreuil, from YG to Isabelle Albuquerque, Pia Davis and Autumn Randolph to Lee Spielman, Lauren Halsey to Guadalupe Rosales.

From Los Angeles Times