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Stowe

[stoh]

noun

  1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.

  2. a town in N Vermont: ski resort.



Stowe

1

/ stəʊ /

noun

  1. a mansion near Buckingham in N Buckinghamshire: built and decorated in the 17th and 18th centuries by Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Grinling Gibbons, and William Kent; formerly the seat of the Dukes of Buckingham; fine landscaped gardens: now occupied by a public school

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Stowe

2

/ stəʊ /

noun

  1. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher. 1811–96, US writer, whose bestselling novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) contributed to the antislavery cause

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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It's a story that started at the Stowe Centre youth club in north-west London, where Amelia interviewed grime artists for a column in magazine The Cut.

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As the field rounded Stowe, Verstappen lost control and spun, dropping down to 10th place.

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Piastri did not improve on his second lap after damaging his car - "significantly", McLaren said - at Stowe on his first lap.

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Councillor Lynden Stowe, cabinet member at Gloucestershire County Council with responsibility for Archives, said: "This project will provide an opportunity for audiences to consider the impact of slavery historically and today."

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Mr Stowe said the incorrect date made her appear over 18 years old.

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