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Stevenage

American  
[stee-vuh-nij] / ˈsti və nɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a town in N Hertfordshire, in SE England.

Stevenage British  
/ ˈstiːvənɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire on the Great North Road: developed chiefly as the first of the new towns (1946). Pop: 81 482 (2001)

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On Monday, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Stevenage, while a 26-year-old man and two women aged 50 and 59 were arrested in a car in Birmingham.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

McGrath was elected for Labour in Stevenage Borough Council's Bedwell ward from January 2023 until 28 April 2025, when he began sitting as an independent.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Last month, Oscar had T-cells - a type of white blood cell - removed and sent to a lab in Stevenage.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

The former Exeter City and Stevenage manager had been in the role since October 2024.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Every day I was in court by nine o'clock, sometimes worked till five, then went by rail to Stevenage and drove to Knebworth, three miles.

From The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) by Brampton, Henry Hawkins, Baron

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