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Brighouse

1 British  
/ ˈbrɪɡˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Brighouse 2 British  
/ ˈbrɪɡˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. Harold . 1882–1958, British novelist and dramatist, best known for his play Hobson's Choice (1915)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Lamborghini Aventador and Mazda CX5 collided at about 17:00 BST on the westbound carriageway at junction 25 near Brighouse, said police.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

Leader Jane Dodds says she will take up the issue with the candidate, Little Brighouse.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022

Football Focus meets Caz Simone, a non-binary footballer for Brighouse Town Women, who discusses how they found their identity through social media.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2022

Photograph: Jonathan Keenan When I first saw Peter Whelan's play in an RSC production in 1981, I felt it belonged to the Manchester playwriting school of Harold Brighouse and Stanley Houghton.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

I arrived at Halifax, he says, in a letter of the 28th of the Fourth Month, on Fifth-day evening, and attended the Monthly Meeting of Brighouse on the 20th.

From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by Yeardley, John

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