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
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Trusts with the sharpest declines in performance - including Buckinghamshire Healthcare, University Hospitals Dorset, Milton Keynes University Hospital, East Cheshire, and Torbay and South Devon - told the BBC they face pressures across the board.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Hayden-Johnson, from Torbay, Devon, was jailed and Matthew went into foster care and started a new life in Sheffield.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Nine people were in Torbay hospital with the flu on 21 December that rose to 16 by 28 December and 19 by 4 January.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
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 ● Nov. 14, 2025
It was in Torbay that the newspapers brought on board the Bellerophon first announced what was under consideration.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
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