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Pontoise

American

[pawn-twaz] / pɔ̃ˈtwaz /

noun

a city in and the capital of Val-d'Oise, in N France, on the Oise River, NW of Paris.

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All three defendants are set to appear at a court in Pontoise, near Paris on Wednesday following a trial in March.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Then, earlier this month, a seven-year-old girl called Kenya was playing with a friend on a basketball court in Pontoise, northwest of Paris, when they were knocked down by an 18-year-old biker.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

Judge Dominique Andréassier of the court in Pontoise, northwest of Paris, ordered the American carrier to pay a fine of $265,000.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2010

Eugene Turpin, 78, inventor of melinite;* of pulmonary congestion, at Pontoise, France.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Pontoise accordingly Henry went, where Montagu attempted in vain to win his confidence.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta

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