Dudley
Americannoun
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Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, 1532?–88, British statesman and favorite of Queen Elizabeth.
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Thomas, 1576–1653, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1634–35, 1640–41, 1645–46, 1650–51.
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a borough in West Midlands, central England, near Birmingham.
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a male given name: from an Old English placename meaning “dry field.”
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a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands: wrought-iron industry. Pop: 194 919 (2001)
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a unitary authority in W central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 304 800 (2003 est). Area: 98 sq km (38 sq miles)
noun
Example Sentences
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Sam Dudley died while jogging in Formby, Merseyside, on 24 August.
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Surgeons at Russells Hall Hospital in neighbouring Dudley later had to amputate both of her legs below the knee, as well as both of her hands, due to the spread of the condition.
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Initially the vote will be for those at Durham, Leeds, Stoke-on-Trent, Dudley, Southwark, Newham and Bristol councils - however Unite has said it is possible that more local authorities could follow.
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“He’s very poised,” said William Dudley, who worked with Warsh while serving as New York Fed president from 2009 to 2018.
The two lead actors, both superb, strike a delicate imbalance: Mr. Melling, best-known for playing the young Dudley Dursley in the “Harry Potter” films, still has a certain British school-boy image, though one that has grown almost gaunt over the years, and it stands—or rather stoops—in ideal, amusing contrast to Mr. Skarsgård’s chiseled Swedish physique.
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