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Bow Street

American  
[boh] / boʊ /

noun

  1. a street in London, England: location of a metropolitan police court.


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Discovering a passion for performing at school, he decided to study acting at The Factory, Bow Street Academy.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

The singer comes up in another tour: an outdoor one organized jointly by the Royal Opera House and the Bow Street Police Museum that runs through Aug. 31.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023

"Four Bow Street Runners were sent to Edinburgh to deal with the flood of London pickpockets expected to come north with the king."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2022

Then, if the second part of the exhibition became a site-specific performance at Bow Street magistrates' court, everyone would be happy.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2010

Mr. Bishop of Bow Street alone watched the clerk's pen with a look of doubt.

From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman

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