Kettering

American

[ket-er-ing] / ˈkɛt ər ɪŋ /

noun

Charles Franklin, 1876–1958, U.S. engineer and inventor.
a city in SW Ohio.

Kettering British

/ ˈkɛtərɪŋ /

noun

a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: footwear industry. Pop: 51 063 (2001)

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The initiative is part of a wider service set up by North Northamptonshire Council, which hosts events across Kettering, Wellingborough and Corby.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Ravetch's group is now collaborating with scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Duke University to further evaluate the therapy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

“These medications are not safe for our patients,” says Dr. Shari Goldfarb, a breast oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering, in partnership with BioNTech, have created personalized mRNA medicines tailored to each patient’s unique tumor DNA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

In January, 1851, a Christian Church was formed, consisting of 19 persons; Mr. Toller and Mr. Robinson, of Kettering, being present, and conducting the services.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas

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