Stamford

[ stam-ferd ]

/ ˈstæm fərd /

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noun

a city in SW Connecticut.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Stamford

stalworth, stamba, Stambul, stamen, stamen blight, Stamford, Stamford Bridge, stamin, stamina, staminal, staminate

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How to use Stamford in a sentence

He then went to correspondent Jessica Mendoza on the softball field in Fukushima, then to a broadcast booth in Stamford, pieces from the world’s most unifying event flying fragmented across thousands of miles.
For NBC, the covid Olympics will be a feat of strange movements and remote mystery|Steven Zeitchik|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
On Tuesday night, as the competition was set to kick off with Japan facing Australia in women’s softball, Stamford was stirring.
For NBC, the covid Olympics will be a feat of strange movements and remote mystery|Steven Zeitchik|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
NBC ended up leaving in Stamford about 300 of the 1,900 people it would usually fly over.
For NBC, the covid Olympics will be a feat of strange movements and remote mystery|Steven Zeitchik|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
A storage space in NBC’s Stamford offices is being turned into a broadcast booth.
For NBC, the covid Olympics will be a feat of strange movements and remote mystery|Steven Zeitchik|July 23, 2021|Washington Post

Her ravings back then had caused her boyfriend, 54-year-old Eric Francis, to call the Stamford police.
In Months Before Wild Capitol Scene, Miriam Carey Battled Psychosis|Michael Daly|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Authorities identified the woman as Miriam Carey, a dental hygenist from Stamford, Conn.
Notes From a Shootout|Ben Jacobs|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the economic impact of its legal saga extends far beyond its Stamford, Connecticut, headquarters.
Indictment of SAC Capital Creates Economic Losers and Winners|Filipa Ioannou|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Qi could not post the $1,000 bond and was assigned a May 22 date to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Harry Stalker Locked Up In Greenwich!|Tom Sykes|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The company last year announced it is considering plans to build a lavish new headquarters in Stamford.
Bridgewater May Be the Hottest Hedge Fund for Harvard Grads, but It’s Also the Weirdest|Daniel Gross|March 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Snorri thought that Stamford was situated nearer York than it really is.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
He was present at our Stamford meeting and at those in Battle Creek.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
Stamford, and the tongue of Lincoln's fenny shire, upon which it is situated, were passed almost in a breath.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
The Earl of Stamford had occupied a strong position on a hill within a mile of the little town.
Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall|Robert S. Hawker
Nothing on the contrary is more certain than that at Stamford Bridge there were few or none of either arm.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for Stamford

Stamford

/ (ˈstæmfəd) /

noun

a city in SW Connecticut, on Long Island Sound: major chemical research laboratories. Pop: 120 107 (2003 est)

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