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Essen

American

[es-uhn] / ˈɛs ən /

noun

a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.

Essen British

/ ˈɛsən /

noun

a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: the leading administrative centre of the Ruhr; university. Pop: 589 499 (2003 est)

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Charlotte von Essen, the head of Sapo, said there was a "tangible risk that the security situation can deteriorate further" in a way that may be hard to predict.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

Beyond airports, Verdi has also called for strikes in waste collection across several German cities, including Berlin, Essen and Kiel, where bins have gone unemptied since last week.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

"We had Margot, from Essen, who was living with us when I was born."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

To explore these questions, researchers from the Social Brain Lab at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and the University Hospital Essen conducted a large-scale analysis of studies exploring touch interventions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

Five days after he returns from Essen, the letter is hand-delivered to Children’s House.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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