Denton

American

[den-tn] / ˈdɛn tn /

noun

a city in N Texas.

Denton British

/ ˈdɛntən /

noun

a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 26 866 (2001)

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Once again all eyes are on Greater Manchester - less than four months after the Gorton and Denton by-election, here we go again.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Earlier this year, the NEC blocked Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham from standing as a candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“The good news is that we knew the patent cliff was coming,” Chief Financial Officer David Denton told Barron’s.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The situation varies from country to country, said Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Dr. Barnes opened his desk drawer and took out the key to the file cabinet where he kept the records about each teacher at Denton Elementary School.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

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