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Milford

American  
[mil-ferd] / ˈmɪl fərd /

noun

  1. a city in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

  2. a city in central Massachusetts.

  3. a male given name.


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The boy, 16, followed Vicki Williams into her empty classroom at Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire, after asking for help with his history work on 5 February.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

As a high-school student, Jasmine Hedrick was barred from visiting the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford after the property’s owner began requiring anyone under 18 to be chaperoned by an adult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

A 28-year-old native of New Milford, Conn., Olson played five years of college baseball at Hartford and Stetson, batting .273 with 171 hits, 62 RBIs and five home runs in 183 games.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Luckily, a facility called A Storage Solution had just opened in New Milford, Conn., a few miles from my house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

They all had taken the train yesterday from Johnstown to Penn Station and found their room at the Milford Hotel, right in Times Square.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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