Wheaton

[ hweet-n, weet-n ]

/ ˈʰwit n, ˈwit n /

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noun

a town in central Maryland.

a city in NE Illinois, W of Chicago.

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One intense storm tracked from west of Great Falls through Potomac is now near Wheaton and will affect the zone from Silver Spring through Greenbelt to Odenton and Bowie over the next 40 minutes.
Heavy storms, some damaging, exit D.C. area. More rain likely tonight.|Jeffrey Halverson, Jason Samenow|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
Brooks, 44, works as a consultant on equity issues and lives in a rented apartment in Wheaton.
Women dominate early field of new candidates for Montgomery County Council|Rebecca Tan|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
For smaller streams, hand-built restoration solutions work well, often at one-tenth the cost, Wheaton says, and can be self-sustaining once nature takes over.
Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought|Brianna Randall|March 26, 2021|Science News
His 2014 book Let the Water Do the Work has inspired people across the West — including Maestas and Wheaton — to turn to simple, nature-based stream restoration solutions.
Simple hand-built structures can help streams survive wildfires and drought|Brianna Randall|March 26, 2021|Science News

Available in Maryland at Eddie’s Liquors in Baltimore, Rodman’s in Wheaton.
Usher in spring with this delightfully crisp sauvignon blanc that costs just $14|Dave McIntyre|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
Several skirmishes took place on the way and General Wheaton brought his reserves forward into the general advance.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Simultaneously, Generals Hale and Wheaton were coming forward with their columns, each having had some hard fighting on the way.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Mrs. Wheaton turned upon her with the gleam of the bird of prey in her little gray cold eyes.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Mrs. Wheaton employed it seldom, but when she did her friends understood that she was not far from the war-path.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
"It certainly looks very bad, very bad," muttered Mrs. Wheaton, whose own light eyes were glowing.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton