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Torrington

American  
[tawr-ing-tuhn, tor-] / ˈtɔr ɪŋ tən, ˈtɒr- /

noun

  1. a city in NW Connecticut.


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Sam Bowles, 18 from Torrington, said he was undecided ahead of polling day.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Rory Bidwell, from Great Torrington, Devon, aced the Cattell III B test with 162, the top score for children.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

Thompson represented himself at trial and filed papers maintaining that the state had no jurisdiction over him, according to The Register Citizen of Torrington.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

He started at the Torrington Company, once one of the largest producers of metal bearings in North America and the biggest employer in Torrington, Conn., where we somehow found ourselves in 1980.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

Dick Torrington," she observed, "is going to be married to that Henrietta girl.

From Concerning Sally by Hopkins, William John