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Wallingford

American  
[wol-ing-ferd] / ˈwɒl ɪŋ fərd /

noun

  1. a town in S Connecticut.


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Hooley, from Wallingford in Oxfordshire, joined the regiment in June 2016 after completing his training at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick in North Yorkshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

They had been attending the BunkFest weekend in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, on Sunday, when the superstar was seen at The Boat House pub.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

To prepare for Thursday’s night’s match against Tunisia, Wallingford had 35 kegs of beer cooling and 400 croquettes—a Dutch fried snack—shipped from out of town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

She attended Choate Rosemary Hall, an exclusive boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, and went to Barnard College in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

“Yes, he’s Doris Whicher’s nephew. That’s Doris over there by the big rock. They come from Wallingford way. My, she’s hungry, en’t she?” she said admiringly, watching Lyra’s lusty guzzling.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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