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Blaydon

British  
/ ˈbleɪdən /

noun

  1. an industrial town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear. Pop: 14 648 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The black-and-white backdrop Newcastle's followers provided delivered a wall of sound as their celebrations were played out to the north-east anthem "Blaydon Races".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

“All the big firms are transitioning from the founders,” said Colin Blaydon, former dean of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and the founder of its Center for Private Equity.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2018

“This reflects how desperate state pension funds are,” said Colin C. Blaydon, director of the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2010

Perhaps inspired by running out for the second half to their anthem, The Blaydon Races, Newcastle surged forward as St James' upped the decibel level.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2010

Dilston Hall, May 8, 1862.—I left Westgate Street this morning directly after breakfast, and getting out of the train at Blaydon, walked by Stella and Ryton to Wylam.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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