Shrewsbury
Americannoun
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a city now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham, in Salop, in W England.
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a town in central Massachusetts.
noun
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Now a botanist and apothecary, Cadfael aids the local sheriff in solving all manner of crimes committed in and near Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s 15-year civil war known now as the Anarchy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Recent maternity safety scandals in Morecambe Bay, East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford all heard similar, devastating stories of mothers and babies dying and a reluctance to do caesareans.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Hart used some of his summer off to switch sports and play cricket for his boyhood club Shrewsbury,, external but still supported the Three Lions.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Ockenden is currently leading the inquiry into Nottingham maternity services - which is examining about 2,500 cases of failings - and she previously investigated failures at the Shrewsbury and Telford Trust.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Home was the Mount, a large, square brick house in Shrewsbury, a quiet market town in the county of Shropshire about 150 miles northwest of London.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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