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Loughborough

British

/ ˈlʌfbərə, -brə /

noun

a town in central England, in N Leicestershire: university (1966). Pop: 55 258 (2001)

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Jogesh, of Mitchell Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, will be sentenced later.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

There are 25 Canadians in PWR and the current Canada coaching staff includes Kevin Rouet and Alex Austerberry, who both coach Saracens Women, and Nathan Smith from Loughborough Lightning.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In a new Nature Communications paper, the Loughborough led researchers report a system capable of doing exactly that.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Physicists at Loughborough University, working with an international research team, demonstrated a system that produces a series of precisely spaced light frequencies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

“And you went to Loughborough University,” Gary Drake added.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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