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Torne

American  
[tawr-nuh] / ˈtɔr nə /

noun

  1. a river in N Sweden, forming part of the Swedish-Finnish border, flowing SE to the Gulf of Bothnia. 354 miles (570 km) long.


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As the inaugural service crossed the Torne river from Finland and pulled into Sweden's Haparanda station, it was met by crowds of people waving Finnish and Swedish flags.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Torne is joined on the paper by his MIT advisor, Agrawal; senior author Abhishek Gupta, assistant professor at the University of Washington; as well as others at the University of Washington and MIT.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

"This makes it very promising in terms of being able to scale up this method," Torne adds.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

We opted for the place that put this region on the tourism map some three decades ago, the world’s first Icehotel on the nearby Torne River.

From Washington Post

"Torne me o're, an I'le tel thee plaine."

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby

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