Wallingford
Americannoun
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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
In 2022 a stretch of the River Thames at Port Meadow, Oxford, was awarded bathing water status, as was Wallingford in 2024.
From BBC ● May 21, 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
Born in Torquay, Devon, in 1890, she died in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, aged 85 in 1976.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 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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