Pontefract
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The jury could not agree on whether events in Pontefract amounted to "foreign interference".
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
In an operation organised by Wai and Trickett - with Yuen's knowledge - Zou and some of her employees travelled up to Pontefract for what appears to have been an intended showdown with Kwong.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Wai sent Yuen the video and her address in Pontefract.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Sketched out as a region-wide scheme stretching from Halifax in the west to Pontefract in the east, Mass Transit is distilled down to just two lines costing £2.5bn.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
It was recently ascertained that the tower of Darrington Church, about four miles from Pontefract, had suffered some damage during the winter gales.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
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