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Broadmoor

British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌmɔː /

noun

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

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Joseph will now continue his mental health treatment at Broadmoor Hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Detectives later linked them to her time working at Broadmoor Secure Hospital in Crowthorne.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Flames were seen in a derelict building at the old Broadmoor Hospital site on Chaplains Hill in Crowthorne, Berkshire, just after 09:30 BST.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

Neighborhoods governed by covenants, like Broadmoor or Windermere, are also exempt.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 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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