Medford
Americannoun
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a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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a city in SW Oregon.
Example Sentences
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In 2024, Medford High School in Boston grappled with chronic absenteeism.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Fernandez, an Anaheim resident, was found unresponsive by officers at the intersection of Yorba Street and Medford Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Sarah Medford is a contributing editor at WSJ.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Susan Prunty’s bakery in Medford, Ore., sold about 25 Christmas cookie decorating kits through the middle of last December, complete with a dozen freshly baked sugar cookies, buttercream frosting, and sprinkles.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
In 1869 a French scientist, Leopold Trouvelot, accidentally allowed a few of these moths to escape from his laboratory in Medford, Massachusetts, where he was attempting to cross them with silkworms.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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