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Staines

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Staines  (stnz)
An urban district of southeast England on the Thames River west-southwest of London. It is mainly residential with some varied industries. Population: 50,900.

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We had decided to sleep on board that night, and we had either to lay up just about there, or go on past Staines.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
Clarence had been able to go to Oxford; his elder brother, Lord Staines, into the Guards.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
In the pleasant towns of Chertsey, Walton, Kingston, and Staines, her figure came to be quite well known for some short weeks, and then again passed on.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
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