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Braintree

American  
[brayn-tree] / ˈbreɪnˌtri /

noun

  1. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.


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Linda Kirby, a receptionist at Polly's Field Village in Deanery Hill in Braintree, Essex, said in June she reported a leak that tickles down Church Lane and forms a puddle next to Chantry Close.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

It highlighted growth in Venmo and Braintree, as well as PayPal’s debit card and buy now, pay later businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Branded checkout has further stabilized and we’re building on the strong momentum in Venmo and Braintree as well as diversifying our business model through financial services.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Abi Smith, 27, who is originally from Braintree but now lives in Lowestoft, was prescribed a gut health yoghurt by doctors when she was 10 and struggling with pelvic pain.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Instead, he was born in Braintree, twelve miles south of Boston, in 1735, the son of a farmer and shoemaker, who sent Adams to Harvard in the hope he might become a minister.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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