Torbay
Americannoun
noun
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a unitary authority in SW England, in Devon, consisting of Torquay and two neighbouring coastal resorts. Pop: 131 300 (2003 est). Area: 63 sq km (24 sq miles)
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Also: Tor Bay. an inlet of the English Channel on the coast of SW England, near Torquay
Example Sentences
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The scheme has been developed by British tech company Motion Applied, in partnership with the transport body for Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay, Peninsula Transport.
From BBC
The technique was a form of "psychic driving," says doctoral student Jordan Torbay, who has researched his experiments and their ethical implications.
From BBC
Although Dr Cameron's work has since become synonymous with MK-Ultra experiments, Ms Torbay says her research shows he didn't know he was being funded by the CIA at the time.
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But regardless of whether he knew of where the money was coming from, Ms Torbay says he should have known the experiments he was conducting were not ethical.
From BBC
That figure was highest in the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport area - at 35% of children - and at 32% in Torbay.
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