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Galashiels

British  
/ ˌɡæləˈʃiːlz /

noun

  1. a town in SE Scotland, in central Scottish Borders. Pop: 14 361 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s 1983 in Galashiels, Scotland, and his involuntary movements and outbursts are seen as misbehavior, teenage rebellion, and treated in kind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He will continue via Newscastle and Northumberland on Thursday as he heads over the Scottish border to Galashiels.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Project director Conor Price has spent the past 16 years working on defences for Galashiels, Selkirk and his largest to date in Hawick.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

By that time Philadelphia fans might be celebrating a second Superbowl for their team, aided by the man from Galashiels.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

I have said that he was born in Galashiels: his father was a weaver, and the father brought his son up to his own profession.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various

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