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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Barron’s Lauren Rublin and Avi Salzman speak with Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS, about the latest outlook for oil, gas, and energy stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Gas prices surged nearly 22% in March, says Denton Cinquegrana, research and analysis director at OPIS, an oil-price reporting company owned by Dow Jones.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

If Burnham had stood in the Gorton and Denton by-election, he would have had to step down as Greater Manchester mayor.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Her maiden bout came against Criss, daughter of hip-hop stars Anthony 'Treach' Criss from Naughty by Nature and Sandra 'Pepa' Denton from Salt-N-Pepa.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

I wondered if he saw Henry Denton or Space Boy, or if there was even a difference anymore.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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