Kirkby

¹ British

/ ˈkɜːbɪ /

noun

a town in NW England, in Knowsley unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 40 006 (2001)

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Kirkby ² British

/ kɜːkbɪ /

noun

Dame Emma. born 1949, British soprano, specializing in performances of early music with period instruments

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Forgan and Kirkby have two world championship medals and finished the 2024-25 season ranked third in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby could reach the podium in the women’s doubles, which is making its Olympic debut.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

When he failed to return, his dad Malcolm went to look for him and found his body on the public footpath in Lupton, near Kirkby Lonsdale.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Residents of Beech Rise and Willow Rise in Kirkby, Merseyside, were forced to move out in July.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Using this figure, Kirkby went back to the ancient cobs excavated from Tehuacan Valley and tried to estimate how much grain per acre they would have yielded.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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