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Chelmsford

American  
[chelms-ferd, chelmz-] / ˈtʃɛlms fərd, ˈtʃɛlmz- /

noun

  1. a city in NE Massachusetts.


Chelmsford British  
/ ˈtʃɛlmzfəd /

noun

  1. a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lianne Kaye, 30, from Chelmsford, Essex, flew from Malaga, Spain, after just two days abroad and battled a delayed flight and sleep deprivation to perform on 5 June at Ipswich Waterfront.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Reynolds said on 20 May 2021, a team led by Swansea council trading standards visited Kismet's factory in Chelmsford and "multiple concerns" were raised about production, packaging and labelling.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Jamie Spence, 52, from Writtle, near Chelmsford, was spotted by a police officer while sounding his horn outside Braintree station on 4 December last year.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Bracewell returned the positive test on 25 September - the second day of the match against Somerset at Chelmsford.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Lord Chelmsford, over-estimating perhaps the gravity of the situation, as he had before certainly underrated it, resolved not to recommence operations until he was in command of a force sufficient to bear down all resistance.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.

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