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Bedford

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Bed·ford  (bdfrd)
1. A municipal borough of south-central England on the Ouse River west of Cambridge. It was the site of a British victory over the Saxons in 571. Population: 73,300.
2. A city of northern Texas northeast of Fort Worth. It was settled c. 1843. Population: 48,300.

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Besides though New Bedford has of late been gradually monopolizing the business of whaling, and though in this matter poor old Nantucket is now much behind her, yet Nantucket was her great original --the Tyre of this Carthage; --the place where the first dead American whale was stranded.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
When he returned to his hotel he examined the new directory, and found Miss Burgoyne's address still given as off Bedford Square, though at a new number.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
People came from long distances to hear him, and he preached not only in Elstow and Bedford but in all the country round.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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