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Berwyn

American  
[bur-win] / ˈbɜr wɪn /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.


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His hometown of Berwyn is a suburb of Chicago, a city that in September was targeted by “Operation Midway Blitz,” a major federal immigration enforcement surge.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

A recreation director from Berwyn, Ill., the aforementioned Ray Clay, succeeded Mr. Edwards starting with the 1990-91 championship season.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

First, on Ogden Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, there was the Cigars & Stripes Muffler Man.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Speaking to researchers at Cardiff and Liverpool universities, ex-prisoners at HMP Berwyn, in Wrexham,"described outright hostility toward the language from staff".

From BBC Oct. 22, 2025

I had been across the Berwyn to carry home a piece of weaving work to a person who employs me. 

From George Borrow The Man and His Books by Thomas, Edward

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