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Brighouse

1 British  
/ ˈbrɪɡˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)

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Brighouse 2 British  
/ ˈbrɪɡˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. Harold . 1882–1958, British novelist and dramatist, best known for his play Hobson's Choice (1915)

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Mohammed Sohail Aziz, 23, and Suhail Akhtar, 20, both from Dewsbury, died when the BMW driven by Mr Aziz hit a barrier in Brighouse on 17 July 2020.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2022

The vehicle continued at speed through Brighouse town centre before the driver lost control and the car collided with a barrier on Bradford Road, the officer added.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2022

Rosie Brighouse, from human rights group Liberty, said the judgement relating to police stops involving journalist material was a "major victory for the free press".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2016

Brighouse was chief education officer for Birmingham from 1993 to 2002, and later became the schools commissioner for London.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2014

In those four years, spent in Brighouse and Gateshead, he tried to introduce into the churches as much as he could of the life of warfare which he considered necessary.

From The Authoritative Life of General William Booth by Railton, George S. (George Scott)