Boulton
Britishnoun
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"I think she was excited because she'd been in these places for such a long time, but she was nervous," her sister Gemma Boulton said.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Mrs Boulton said: "She was the best of the best as far as I was concerned. I just thought he was there being looked after properly and correctly."
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
And ever since Matthew Boulton bankrolled Watt’s engine—and got rich off it—folks with dreams and some extra cash have been eager to get a piece of the action.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
If Los Angeles reduced its pumping, the valley’s aquifer levels would rise and meadows could recover, Boulton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
By 1800 only 2,200 steam engines had been built in Britain, some two thirds of which were Newcomen engines, and a quarter Boulton and Watt engines.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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