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Berkley

American  
[burk-lee] / ˈbɜrk li /

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.


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Officers were called to a residential address on Berkley Avenue, Hounslow, at 01:14 BST following reports of the blaze.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“She asked if I could get a registrar of voters to come to her assisted-living facility and register the people living there,” Berkley said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Well-run specialty insurers like Berkley and RLI trade for 2.5 times book value, double Markel’s valuation.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

Those last data points have provoked the city’s mayor, Shelley Berkley, to engage in some emergency diplomacy.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2025

Much thought was spent on how best to portray the Town’s history from the granting of the “Lease Lands” by Governor Berkley, in May, 1671, to be settled by the Colonists.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick

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