Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Oklahoma southwest of Oklahoma City. It was settled by lottery in 1901.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in southwest Oklahoma
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Examples
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LAWTON - The owner of a tattoo shop in Lawton is threatening to sue the city because the City Council refuses to allow him to expand his business.
unknown title 2009
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"Our reports say the Lawton is a guy that we will run on,"
USATODAY.com 2003
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Mindy Lawton is the 5th mistress, from Orlando, Florida – a waitress at Perkins restaurant where Tiger Woods and his wife would often eat breakfast.
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This was confirmed by my Aunt Sarah, Mama's older sister, who lived and worked in Lawton, Oklahoma (a military base town) during the war, married a Jewish airman for her first marriage, and remained closely tied to Jewish culture her entire life despite a quick divorce and a later marriage to my Uncle Stuart, a Gentile.
"THE WAR", OURS AND THEIRS -- PROPAGANDA AS BRAIN DAMAGE Maggie Jochild 2007
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Miss America Lauren Nelson of Lawton is the centerpiece of a new kid-friendly Internet browser designed to keep children away from dangers sites and predators.
Miss America Keeps Kids Safe on Net With New Browser | Impact Lab 2007
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Lawton is hitting just .246, and was moved to left field after making six errors and having the worst fielding percentage (.969) of any right fielder in the American League this season.
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While he struggled with his new team (he hit .246 for the Mets), Lawton is still a solid player, as Cleveland will find out this season.
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The Indians believe that Lawton is better suited for left field, where the throws are shorter and where he will benefit from playing behind
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Lawton is scheduled to be examined in the coming days.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- Matt Lawton is adjusting to the National
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