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Towson

American  
[tou-suhn] / ˈtaʊ sən /

noun

  1. a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.


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North Carolina A&T is among the schools that appear in the indictment, with player Camian Shell accused of working with the gambling ring to rig a contest against Towson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

A native of Maryland, Ransone studied theater at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology in the Baltimore County community of Towson, before breaking into television a few years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

“We’re in a golden age of ant fossil study … driven by these new imaging techniques,” says John LaPolla, a myrmecologist at Towson University who was not involved in the study.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024

The outbreak may be scary, said Dr. Theresa Nguyen — chair of pediatrics at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson — but it’s important for parents not to panic.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Wes went back to school immediately after leaving the juvenile detention facility, the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore