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Brighton

American  
[brahyt-n] / ˈbraɪt n /

noun

  1. a city in East Sussex, in SE England: seashore resort.

  2. a city near Melbourne in S Victoria, in SE Australia.

  3. a town in central Colorado.


Brighton British  
/ ˈbraɪtən /

noun

  1. a coastal resort in S England, in Brighton and Hove unitary authority, East Sussex: patronized by the Prince Regent, who had the Royal Pavilion built (1782); seat of the University of Sussex (1966) and the University of Brighton (1992). Pop: 134 293 (2001)

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Brighton are the same, in that they look dangerous when they come forward but can also appear very open.

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After the Brighton game, Slot was clear that a line had been drawn from the Leeds episode in terms of Salah's availability for selection.

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She followed England during the home World Cup campaign and was in attendance when they beat Australia in Brighton in the pool stage.

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“Very much so,” he said, adding that he’d first read Johnson’s book years ago, before his teenage son Arthur died in an accidental fall from a cliff near the family’s home in Brighton, England.

From Los Angeles Times

The Brighton player went down holding his head, but referee Simon Hooper did not believe there was contact.

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