Carrington
Britishnoun
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Dora, known as Carrington . 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
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Peter ( Alexander Rupert ), 6th Baron. born 1919, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for defence (1970–74); foreign secretary (1979–82); secretary general of NATO (1984–88)
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"We did say it would take between four and five years for construction," Collette Roche, newly appointed by United as the chief executive of their New Stadium Development, told the club's Inside Carrington podcast.
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But the moment the France forward walks into Carrington, any hint of cloud shifts.
From BBC
Away from Carrington, Lammens prefers to switch off from the high-pressure environment of top-flight football.
From BBC
They did, after all, include a barbers' room in their £50m training ground upgrade at Carrington.
From BBC
In a letter dated Jan. 16 to his friend Edward Carrington, a member of the Continental Congress, his thoughts: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
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