Massachusetts Bay
Americannoun
noun
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said it transported nearly 20,000 fans by train to the stadium and all arrived at least an hour before kick-off.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Henry Vane the Younger fled to America from England in 1635 and was elected, at age 23, as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is demanding $80 to ride one of the 14 express trains on the 30-mile trip from downtown Boston to Foxborough for games at Gillette Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The transportation building includes offices for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which runs greater Boston’s public transit system, and other transportation agencies.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, around 1672.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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