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Chester

American  
[ches-ter] / ˈtʃɛs tər /

noun

  1. a city in Cheshire, in northwest England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.

  2. a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.

  3. Cheshire.

  4. former name of Cheshire.

  5. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “camp.”


Chester British  
/ ˈtʃɛstə /

noun

  1. Latin name: Deva.  a city in NW England, administrative centre of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, on the River Dee: intact surrounding walls; 16th- and 17th-century double-tier shops. Pop: 80 121 (2001)

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The Thirwall Inquiry was established to look into what happened at the Countess of Chester of Hospital between 2015 and 2016, while Letby was working as a nurse in its neonatal unit.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“People underestimate the risk of being invested in something too conservative,” says Monica Dwyer, a financial planner with Harvest Advisors in West Chester, Ohio.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

As Chester told me, “The system is so extensive, it’s impossible for the average person to opt out of” all the means of tracking afforded by TV-as-internet.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The council that had taken the greatest number of court proceedings out was Cheshire West and Chester, with 110 cases.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It was getting dark and Chester was still asleep.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe

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