Blackburn
Americannoun
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a city in central Lancashire, in NW England.
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Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska, in the Wrangel Mountains. 16,140 feet (4,920 meters).
noun
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a city in NW England, in Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority, Lancashire: formerly important for textiles, now has mixed industries. Pop: 105 085 (2001)
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a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
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Raya used to train three days a week at Southport and then do extra work with Blackburn when his loan club had days off.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Even people who have witnessed the journey from a 19-year-old making his first-team breakthrough - after joining Southport on loan from Blackburn Rovers - have struggled to envision Raya's rise.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Raya returned to Blackburn and made appearances in the Championship, but had to wait until the club's relegation to League One to become first choice in 2017.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Luo, who had been representing herself, then hired a lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“You can’t just raise the UVA flag,” Blackburn said, packing up his materials at the end of the night, “and expect a lot of low-income kids to come out.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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