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Aalst

British  
/ aːlst /

noun

  1. the Flemish name for Alost

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Christoph D'Haese, the mayor of Aalst, East Flanders, was quoted by local media as telling Mr Van Quickenborne he had "ridiculed" police and showed a "lack of respect".

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

But van Aalst noted the days of torrential rains that battered Scandinavia in early August, overwhelming dams, destroying roads, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing more than $150 million in damage.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

“She could have done this for eight years and gone and done other things,” van Aalst said.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

That’s happening again in the Horn of Africa and last year in Madagascar, van Aalst said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Dorus and Anna take him to The Hague and find him a room with Willem Marinus Roos and his wife, Dina Margrieta van Roos-Van Aalst.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman