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Fitzroy

American  
[fits-roi] / fɪtsˈrɔɪ /

noun

  1. Augustus Henry, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1735–1811, British statesman: prime minister 1768–70.


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Noah disappeared after cycling to the Shore Road in north Belfast from his home at Fitzroy Avenue in south Belfast in the afternoon of 21 June 2020.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

"The strategy involved releasing thousands of eggs, tadpoles and juvenile cane toads into wild waterbodies in the Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia's Kimberley region, immediately ahead of the invasion frontline," says Dr Ward-Fear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

The naturalist named the tall deciduous tree after Beagle captain Robert Fitzroy.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

The town of Fitzroy Crossing, a community of around 1,300 people, has been among the worst hit, with supplies having to be airlifted in due to flooded roads.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2023

The general synopsis at nineteen hundred: loiv Fitzroy a thousand and eight expected just west of Rockall...

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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