Broadmoor

British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌmɔː /

noun

an institution in Berkshire, England, for housing and treating mentally ill criminals

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Later, he joined a therapy group that I was running at Broadmoor Hospital.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

In 1996, soon after I’d started at Broadmoor while completing my psychotherapy training, I took on a patient called Tony.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

Senior Women’s Amateur will be played this year in Seattle, at Broadmoor Golf Club from Sept. 21-26.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

This is a nice slice of real estate, abutting the crisp green expanse of the tony Broadmoor Golf Club to the west and a stone’s throw from the lush Arboretum to the south.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Nasser’s home, in the Broadmoor neighborhood adjacent to Uptown, had been flooded, and he’d come to the student association for shelter, knowing it was on higher ground.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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