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Dedham

American  
[ded-uhm] / ˈdɛd əm /

noun

  1. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.


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A police report from the Dedham Police Department says the alleged victim came to a police station on December 16 to report the incident, which she said stemmed from a pay dispute.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

The alleged victim in the Dec. 2 incident was his private chef, according to a report taken by police in Dedham, Mass.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2025

The other side depicted outbuildings at the art school at Benton End, near Hadleigh in Suffolk, which had relocated from Dedham in Essex after a fire.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2025

The 29-year-old freshman state lawmaker from Fort Kent formally filed his paperwork Monday, joining mortgage broker Robert Cross, of Dedham and another first-term lawmaker, Michael Soboleski, of Phillips, in the primary contest.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2023

For by now all the Cambridge Bengalis have moved to places like Dedham and Framingham and Lexington and Winchester, to houses with backyards and driveways.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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