Burleigh
Americannoun
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1st Baron. Cecil, William.
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Henry Thacker 1866–1949, U.S. singer: early collector and arranger of spirituals.
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a male given name: from Old English words meaning “hill” and “field.”
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He formed Ambrosia in 1970 with Puerta on bass, singer and guitarist David Pack and drummer Burleigh Drummond.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Using geothermal imaging and 100-year-old maps, he discovered the area behind Burleigh Street was once a railway.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
His partner on the 2016 invitations and half of his 2018 invitations was Doug Burleigh, a Family leader and Trump supporter.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024
A woman who answered the phone at the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s Office, where Brocker now works, said Brocker does not take press calls.
From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023
They were as motionless as Lord Burleigh is said to have been at Queen Elizabeth’s councils, or as a sleek cat who faces the mouse- hole secretly—a presence, a concentration.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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