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Aalst

British  
/ aːlst /

noun

  1. the Flemish name for Alost

"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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Images from the scene showed the minibus lying on its side in Buggenhout, a small town near Aalst, to the north-west of the Belgian capital Brussels.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

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

“I would rather commission two new pieces from New Jersey composers than spend the money to go to Carnegie Hall,” van Aalst said.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Van Aalst called the framework "a pretty technical step forward" and a "helpful piece of progress."

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 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

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