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Ellenborough

British

/ ˈɛlənbrə /

noun

Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)

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Race director Mike Thomas said Mr Lightfoot, a member of Cumbria running club Ellenborough AC, beat the horses "quite comfortably" on Saturday.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2022

Attorney General Lord Ellenborough demanded they stop - but without success.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2012

But, without the dire consequences predicted by Ellenborough, gibbet and gallows were prescribed for fewer & fewer crimes.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the tides of history were running against Lord Ellenborough.

From Time Magazine Archive

This project was sanctioned in 1841, but the work was not begun till 1843, and even then Cautley found himself hampered in its execution by the opposition of Lord Ellenborough.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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