Sheffield
Americannoun
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a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
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a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.
noun
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a city in N England, in Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire on the River Don: important centre of steel manufacture and of the cutlery industry; Sheffield university (1905) and Sheffield Hallam University (1992). Pop: 439 866 (2001)
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a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 512 500 (2003 est). Area: 368 sq km (142 sq miles)
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One of England's leading industrial centers, famous for cutlery manufacture and heavy steel goods.
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Hayden-Johnson, from Torbay, Devon, was jailed and Matthew went into foster care and started a new life in Sheffield.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Captaining from mid-off was a tactic used by Root's predecessor Stokes and former skipper Michael Vaughan – another influential figure in Root's career, having come through the same Sheffield club.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sources close to the Sheffield United ownership then issued a statement which did not directly address the accusations.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sheffield United is financially healthy, unlike under Prince Abdullah when the club incurred a points deduction for missing payments to football creditors.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It was a fine readymade one he’d ordered years ago when rich Mr. Sheffield was thought to be dying and didn’t.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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