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Hempstead

American  
[hemp-sted, hem-] / ˈhɛmp stɛd, ˈhɛm- /

noun

  1. a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.


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He was sentenced to a one-month curfew, had to wear an electronic tag for six months and was banned from entering Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2025

“It’s definitely important to the people that get the coverage because they don’t really have an alternative,” Hempstead said.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

“States can’t really raise that kind of revenue in general,” said Kathy Hempstead, senior policy officer at the foundation.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2025

Ramsey, it shows, claimed he'd bought the picture from a market in Hemel Hempstead, and he also attempted to cast doubt on the authenticity of the picture.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2025

She drives over to the campus gym, and I follow her inside the building and down a hallway lined with plaques that list members of the Hempstead College Athletics Hall of Fame.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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