Bottrop
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She had also been carrying a key that linked her to the German city of Bottrop, close to the Dutch border.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
While walking down the street in the West German city of Bottrop in 2015, a woman realized that she had attracted a furry stalker: a tiny red squirrel.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021
The miners came from Bottrop, a city in western Germany, where the country’s last coal mine closed in December, marking the end of an industry that played a vital role in Germany’s postwar economic success.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2019
The offenses took place in nearby Bottrop between 2012 and 2016.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2018
In keeping with this trend, just outside the small city of Bottrop a plant called Prosper-Haniel—one of the two last hard coal mines in Germany—has become the frontline of a renewables experiment.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2017
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