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United Nations Children's Emergency Fund

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Government Printing Office, United States

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United States Government Printing Office

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United States Government Publishing Office

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Taunton, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Taunton tănˈtən, tŏn– [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 49,832), a seat of Bristol co., SE Mass., on the Taunton River; settled 1638, inc. as a city 1864. It has been a center of the silverware ...

Dartmouth, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Dartmouth, residential and resort town (2020 pop. 33,783), Bristol co., SE Mass., on Buzzards Bay, in a dairy region; settled c.1650, inc. 1664. Farming...

Newark, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Newark. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,861), Alameda co., W Calif., on the east side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1955. There is food processing and the manufacture of plastics, furniture, feeds, semiconductors, ...

Ada, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Ada āˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 16,481), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. The c...

Corona, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Corona kərōˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 157,136), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The c...

Dothan, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Dothan dōˈthən [key], city (2020 pop. 71,072), seat of Houston co., SE Ala., near the Fla....