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Wellington

Town in Palm Beach County, southeast Florida; population (1990) 20,700. It is located 21 km/13 mi southwest of West Palm Beach and 13 km/8 mi west of Palm Springs, set amid lakes, wetlands, and golf courses, on the eastern edge of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. It quadrupled in population in the 1980s.

Wellington

Town and administrative headquarters of Sumner County, south Kansas; population (1990) 8,400. It is located 45 km/28 mi south of Wichita. Wellington is a large wheat processing centre and an important rail hub, and has some light manufactures. It was established in 1871 and developed rapidly as a Chisholm Trail trading station. In the early 1930s the town grew with the exploration of nearby oilfields.



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If you're crushing somebody under your jackboot, you have to have a reason.
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