Littleton

[ lit-l-tuhn ]

/ ˈlɪt l tən /

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Sir Thomas, c1407–1481, English jurist and author.

a town in NE Colorado.

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Littleton police declined to release a report or other details, citing the nature of the complaint.
Advocacy group for the blind apologizes for allegations of sexual misconduct|Justin Wm. Moyer|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
My mother still lives in the same house in Littleton, and my two sisters still live here as well.
Newtown Shooting: Life After Losing a Loved One to Gun Violence|Caitlin Dickson|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Littleton says Nominee Romney would be greeted by Tea Partiers with something between skepticism and disgust.
Tea Party ‘Is Dead’: How the Movement Fizzled in 2012’s GOP Primaries|Patricia Murphy|February 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That Littleton was a Whig was a grave objection to him in the opinion of the Tories.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

They were bent upon placing their friend Littleton in the Speaker's chair; and they had carried their point triumphantly.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Mr. Littleton himself requested Mr. Hume to withdraw his motion; but that gentleman declined to do so.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Clemens sometimes set himself up as umpire, and became critic and gave advice, while Littleton and I played.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Littleton and billiards recall a curious thing which happened one afternoon.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine