Hatfield

American  

[hat-feeld] / ˈhætˌfild /

noun

1. a town in central Hertfordshire, in SE England: incorporated into Welwyn Hatfield 1974.

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Hatfield British  

/ ˈhætˌfiːld /

noun

1. a market town in S central England, in Hertfordshire, with a new town of the same name built on the outskirts: university (1992); site of Hatfield House (1607–11), the seat of the Cecil family. Pop: 32 281 (2001)

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Example Sentences

But in the U.S., a dour mood has been underscored by a couple of apparent contradictions, as Jay Hatfield, a portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors, pointed out during a conversation with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

“What was expensive became cheap and what was cheap became expensive and the market’s starting to realize that,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“Fears that the economy was overheating were totally misplaced,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive of Infrastructure Capital Advisors in New York.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Brohiri, from Hatfield in Hertfordshire, was dressed in black as he pleaded guilty to 76 offences on Thursday.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

By the time I came around five years later, they had moved back to Hatfield and bought the home they still live in today.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda