C19: from rhyming slang Barnet Fair hair
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Poppy was taken to Barnet Hospital, where she received therapeutic cooling, a treatment used for newborns with brain injuries.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
They are a 40-year-old and 55-year-old arrested in Barnet, a 52-year-old arrested in Watford, and a 22-year-old arrested in Harrow.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Thomas led Barnet council in north London from 2019 to 2022, when Labour won the local election, before becoming opposition leader from 2022 until May 2024.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Barnet Council is one of the pilot councils for the NFI and prosecuted an individual for fraud last year for working full time at two London councils at the same time, recovering £10,000.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
“Oh! but their removing from the chaise into a hackney coach is such a presumption! And, besides, no traces of them were to be found on the Barnet road.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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