Braintree

[ breyn-tree ]

/ ˈbreɪnˌtri /

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noun

a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

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Another report from the local Braintree police officer who responded to the scene went missing in 1988.
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Their immediate worlds, his in Congress, hers in Braintree, had different orbits.
The Original Power Couple|Edith B. Gelles|April 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mr. John Adams, a young lawyer of Braintree and Boston, was greatly interested in the question of the courts of justice.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
At this moment a citizen of East Braintree, Mass., stepped forward, and advocated a compromise.
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George and Nat had ridden together upon the same mission as the other two, but had gone in the direction of Milton and Braintree.
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill|John T. McIntyre
Where we shall come in is to help to fill the gap between Braintree and Danbury.
The Invasion|William Le Queux
She had reached the North Precinct of Braintree by daylight.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins