Exeter
Americannoun
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a city in Devonshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.
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a town in southeastern New Hampshire.
noun
Example Sentences
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They later laid siege to the Exeter tryline for several minutes and were repelled time and again by the disciplined Chiefs' defence, only for returning Munster captain Tadhg Beirne to finally break through to score.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Crokes Cross shares the record for longest-priced winner with Blowers, which won at the same price at Exeter in December, beating the previous record of 250-1, set at Kelso by Equinoctial in1990.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Van Alst said leaders in Portland, far more so than people buying a car through a subprime lender like Santander Consumer or Exeter, have options at their disposal as they negotiate for the Blazers’ future.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
Exeter has said in regulatory filings that it is cooperating with the current multistate investigation.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
Still, Essie, by resolutely denying everything, was convicted of nothing until Master Josiah Horner was caught, in a chandler’s in Exeter, passing one of the squire’s notes.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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