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Hasselt

British  
/ asɛlt, ˈhɑsəlt /

noun

  1. a market town in E Belgium, capital of Limburg province. Pop: 69 127 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the first, 60 mothers who had just given birth at East-Limburg Hospital in Belgium voluntarily donated their placentas and blood samples, which were analyzed at Hasselt University.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022

Prosecution lawyer Sven Mary described Thursday's decision by the court in the city of Hasselt as "a relief for the family".

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021

She felt “light gray” when she went to the hairdresser or rode her bicycle through the woods in Hasselt, a small city in the Flemish region of Belgium, where she lived.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 15, 2015

Researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium say that cyclists are 41% more likely to die at a roundabout than at a crossroads.

From Economist • Oct. 3, 2013

Francis Rombout was born at Hasselt in Belgium, and came to New Amsterdam while it still belonged to the Dutch.

From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs

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