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Methuen

American  
[muh-thoo-uhn] / məˈθu ən /

noun

  1. a town in NE Massachusetts, near Lawrence.


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Smith said the Methuen Treaty in 1703, which essentially codified the exchange between England and Portugal, was a bad deal, because Portuguese wine was less good and probably more expensive than French wine.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

Subsequent legislation introduced by state Sen. Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat from Methuen, was tacked onto a budget bill and approved.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022

Police found Sorey on Jan. 25, 2014, "hiding in an abandoned shed at the rear" of a home in Methuen, Massachusetts, an unheated space amid plummeting temperatures.

From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2022

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records list Assad as an employee of broker-dealer Revere Securities LLC, and public records show he lives in Methuen, Massachusetts, a city north of Boston.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2021

He opposed the advance of the British division under Lord Methuen, and fought, though without success, three general actions at Belmont, Graspan and Modder River.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various