Blackburn
Americannoun
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a city in central Lancashire, in NW England.
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Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska, in the Wrangel Mountains. 16,140 feet (4,920 meters).
noun
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a city in NW England, in Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority, Lancashire: formerly important for textiles, now has mixed industries. Pop: 105 085 (2001)
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a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
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Shearer scored 16 times in his first 21 Premier League games before injury, helping Blackburn finish fourth in their first top-flight season for 27 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
BBC Sport takes a look at some of the Premier League's greatest opening-day debuts, including Alan Shearer's Blackburn blinder and Michu's Swansea screamers.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A spokesperson for Blackburn did not immediately return a request for comment on TikTok’s office closure in Nashville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Dick Durbin have pressed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the lack of action regarding the requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
One Monday night, Blackburn came to Big Stone Gap, in a mostly poor corner of the state not far from Andy Blevins’s town.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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