Stockton

[ stok-tuhn ]

/ ˈstɒk tən /

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Frank R. Francis Richard Stockton, 1834–1902, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

John, born 1962, U.S. basketball player.

a city in central California, on the San Joaquin River.

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Root for Gonzaga, and watch this David Stockton highlight on loop.
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Stockton had his own go at the healthcare.gov help desk yesterday, and posted the exchange on his website.
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Ceasefire has also been used recently in Stockton, California, and cities in New Jersey.
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Dilello contacted an acquaintance from Stockton named Ruben Williams, who agreed to find someone for $1,000.
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“What we are hearing from activists is an incredible sense of frustration,” said Stockton.
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The next day Porter was caught at Stockton and completely routed, losing nearly a hundred men.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Isabel nodded and started up Stockton Street alone, intending to take the first car that led in her sister's direction.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Blacksmith shops were also set up in connection with this factory, where the stage horses of the Stockton line were shod.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
Mr. Stockton had one of his coaches named John Tyler, in honor of the vice-president of the first Harrison administration.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight
She conducted this tavern in 1833, and kept the stock and boarded the drivers and other employees of the Stockton line of coaches.
The Old Pike|Thomas B. Searight

British Dictionary definitions for Stockton (1 of 2)

Stockton¹

/ (ˈstɒktən) /

noun

an inland port in central California, on the San Joaquin River: seat of the University of the Pacific (1851). Pop: 271 466 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Stockton (2 of 2)

Stockton²

/ (ˈstɒktən) /

noun

1st Earl of. title of (Maurice Harold) Macmillan

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