Westport

[west-pawrt, -pohrt]

noun

1. a town in SW Connecticut.

2. a city in SE Massachusetts.

Example Sentences

Ms Heraty, who is originally from Westport in County Mayo, is the director of an orphanage in Haiti, and was among several people taken by alleged gang members in Kenscoff, near the capital, on 3 August.

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Ms Heraty, who is originally from Westport in County Mayo, is the facility's director of an orphanage in Haiti, and was among several people taken in Kenscoff, near Haiti's capital, on Sunday morning, according to mayor Massillon Jean.

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In March 2023, the disgraced businessman filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, which was still going on when Sire Spirits’ legal team secured a judgment lien against Green’s home in Westport, Conn., according to the court documents.

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Camera operator Niall Gallagher and I went to Westport on the Atlantic coast of Ireland ahead of the red warning coming into force.

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Consider Connecticut, where homeowners in poor Bridgeport pay nearly twice the tax rate as those in nearby, rich Westport, and homeowners in super-rich Greenwich pay even less.

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