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Staunton

American  
[stan-tn] / ˈstæn tn /

noun

  1. a city in N Virginia.


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Ditto for Imelda Staunton, who plays Tommy’s Aunt Ida, a retired detective.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

Villa were a big team then with lots of Irish players like Steve Staunton and Paul McGrath, so they went 'OK, we are Villa!'

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

If that sounds solid if unspectacular, you’d be right: according to the financial-market historians Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton, the average return on U.S. equities, dating back to 1900, is 9.7% per year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025

Eyeworks frames fill the tables and each clothing tag is a different elaborate doodle illustrated by Staunton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

One officer under his command was ordered to withdraw from the town of Gordonsville, where he was on the brink of a signal victory, and march on the double to Staunton.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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