Preston

[ pres-tuh n ]

/ ˈprɛs tən /

noun

a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.

a male given name.

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And this is why the testimony from McLeod and Preston was so extraordinary.

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One month after Holder was called out on the Dirty Dozen List, Preston had her bank account closed.

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Evans is scheduled to appear in court in Preston, Lancashire, on September 18.

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After Preston's confirmation hearing, Udall sent the nominee a number of additional questions in writing.

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Preston recently opened a business account with City National Bank in Los Angeles.

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Preston appears also singlehanded to have climbed the wall of the Tower, and have summoned the guard to surrender.

A History of England, Period III. |Rev. J. Franck Bright
Born at Preston in 1859, the son of a doctor afterwards in practice at Ashton-under-Lyne, he inherited no literary traditions.

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William Hotham, their Commodore, was on the man-of-war Preston.

The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776 |Albert Pfister
Mr. Preston might not be as determined in his prejudices against musicians as my friends or even his daughter had imagined.

The Sword of Damocles |Anna Katharine Green
Preston, sixteen miles away, is our destination, permitting a late start to be made.

An American Four-In-Hand in Britain |Andrew Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for preston

Preston

/ (ˈprɛstən) /

noun

a city in NW England, administrative centre of Lancashire, on the River Ribble: developed as a weaving centre (17th–18th centuries); university (1992). Pop: 184 836 (2001)

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