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Epsom

American  
[ep-suhm] / ˈɛp səm /

noun

  1. a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack EpsomDowns where the annual Derby is held.


Epsom British  
/ ˈɛpsəm /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in Surrey: famous for its mineral springs and for horse racing. Pop (with Ewell): 64 492 (2001)

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NSB are hoping to complete the double this season when they play Epsom College in the Under-18 Continental Tyres Cup final at Twickenham on 19 March, while they have also reached the national schools cup final in two other age groups.

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Staff at St Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals also did not follow the NHS trust's own guidelines on administering antibiotics, assistant coroner Sian Reeves said.

From BBC

Both types of floats, he says, contain 9000 pounds of epsom salt.

From Los Angeles Times

The beds are designed to mimic a traditional float tank — where a person is suspended in water filled with epsom salt, oftentimes in complete darkness — but the perk of these beds is there’s no need to get wet.

From Los Angeles Times

An internal disciplinary meeting at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, where she worked, has now cleared her of further action.

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