Colombes
Americannoun
noun
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The suspect, a 33-year-old man born in the Paris suburb of Colombes, was arrested Tuesday outside his father’s home northeast of the French capital, the prosecutor said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Starbucks kicked off the third wave, popularizing espresso drinks and reinventing them for American tastes, paving the way for the Blue Bottles and La Colombes of the world.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022
It is 67 years since a Wales team travelled to Colombes on the north-west edge of Paris and denied the hosts a Grand Slam.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2022
His first rugby cap was won against France at the same Colombes stadium in Paris in which he would race in the Olympics.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2017
She died on the 31st of August 1666, at Colombes, not far from Paris.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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