Wakefield
Americannoun
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a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.
noun
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a city in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: important since medieval times as an agricultural and textile centre. Pop: 76 886 (2001)
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a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 318 300 (2003 est). Area: 333 sq km (129 sq miles)
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CrossCountry services between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street, which call at Sheffield, Wakefield, Leeds and York are also impacted.
From BBC
At Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, the approach taken by staff remains to ask children to keep phones in their bags and confiscate them if the rule is broken.
From BBC
Their Super League game against Wakefield in August was called off because of "significant" welfare concerns, with the club having just two senior players available - leading to a fan protest.
From BBC
Bradford will make the journey east to face Hull FC, while Toulouse travel to Wakefield Trinity.
From BBC
Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield is scouting locations in L.A. and elsewhere for companies that manage the vertiports, such as Vertiports by Atlantic.
From Los Angeles Times
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