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  • proper noun Stoke-on-Trent

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Examples

  • STOKE, England (AFP) - Stoke climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone thanks to a vital 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Middlesbrough on Saturday.

    Soccerway.com 2009

  • STOKE, England: Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen enhanced his reputation as the Premier League's penalty king by saving Hugo Rodallega's late spot-kick to rescue a 2-2 draw against Wigan on Saturday.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2009

  • STOKE, England (AFP) - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez stoked his simmering row with Sir Alex Ferguson after his side played out a goalless draw at Stoke.

    The Online News Page 2009

  • STOKE CITYNo ever-presents for Stoke, but defender Abdoulaye Faye has started 26 games for Tony Pulis 'side this season.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2009

  • STOKE, England (AFP) - Newcastle salvaged a crucial 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation.

    Soccerway.com 2009

  • STOKE, England (AFP) - Stoke snatched a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion thanks to Mamady Sidibe's late goal at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.

    Soccerway.com 2008

  • STOKE: Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned that Brazilian-style football will have to wait after seeing Chelsea slug out a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Stoke which helped the Blues reclaim pole position in the English Premier League's title battle.

    unknown title 2008

  • I heard the phrase a lot this week, first at a dinner in Stoke's Edwardian city hall (where even the war memorials are ceramic) and the next day at a trade show sponsored by the city council and the British Ceramics Confederation.

    Fire returns to the Potteries' heart Ian Jack 2010

  • After some time in Stoke-on-Trent, a visitor begins to see how these words might be adapted to this singular piece of the English Midlands.

    Fire returns to the Potteries' heart Ian Jack 2010

  • Formerly to be found between the walls of the now sadly defunct Bardens Boudoir in Stoke Newington, the night has set up shop at Corsica Studios.

    Clubs picks of the week Patric Baird 2010

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