C19: from rhyming slang Barnet Fair hair
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Accrington played Oldham and Barnet took on Newport - one winner feeding into the north and the other to the south.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A 55-year-old man, who was arrested in Barnet, has also been released without charge.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Searches remain ongoing in Watford, Barnet, and an address in Wembley.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
On Thursday, senior coroner Andrew Walker ordered a report into the barriers during a pre-inquest review at Barnet Coroner's Court.
From BBC • Feb. 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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