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Darlington

American  
[dahr-ling-tuhn] / ˈdɑr lɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a city in S Durham, in NE England.


Darlington British  
/ ˈdɑːlɪŋtən /

noun

  1. an industrial town in NE England in Darlington unitary authority, S Durham: developed mainly with the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway (1825). Pop: 86 082 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in NE England, in Durham. Pop: 98 200 (2003 est). Area: 198 sq km (77 sq miles)

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From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Amazon has become the first retailer in the UK to start a drone delivery service with a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In Darlington, eligible customers will need a garden or yard for a drone delivery.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Canada’s Darlington SMR: C$21 billion for four units.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

To have continued pronouncing aloud my thoughts on the future of Darlington Hall would have been, to say the very least, presumptuous.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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