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Groton

American  
[grot-n] / ˈgrɒt n /

noun

  1. a city in SE Connecticut.


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Production has ramped up at other facilities, specifically in Virginia and Rhode Island, but Groton has remained the so-called Submarine Capital of the World.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Other raw milk drinkers, such as Peg Coleman, a medical microbiologist who runs Coleman Scientific Consulting, a Groton, N.Y.-based food safety consulting company, claimed the government’s warnings have no basis in reality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

As a teenager at the Groton School in Massachusetts, he made adjustments to cope with dyslexia.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Seth Bottone, 48, was leaving work to head home from Groton as he does every day, when he saw the smoke and flames engulfing the bridge.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

“Besides, he went to prep school at Groton almost ten years ago and really hasn’t lived here since.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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