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Sherwood

American  
[shur-wood] / ˈʃɜrˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Robert Emmet 1896–1955, U.S. dramatist.

  2. a town in central Arkansas.

  3. a male given name.

Sherwood British  
/ ˈʃɜːˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Robert Emmet. 1896–1955, US dramatist. His plays include The Petrified Forest (1935), Idiot's Delight (1936), and There shall be no Night (1940)

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Sherwood also steered Villa away from the drop but, shorn of influential stars Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph in the summer, was sacked after six successive defeats left them bottom in October.

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Former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood has accused Tudor of "adding fuel to the fire" in that regard.

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The origins of the breed are uncertain, but the clues link it to a former stately home at the centre of Sherwood Forest.

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Horne said he had been left worried and confused after receiving the bailiff's letter from a company instructed by Sherwood Forest NHS Trust.

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Anita Jarrett, who lives in Sherwood, said her closest water station was in Knights Way - more than one mile from her home.

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