Dewsbury

British

/ ˈdjuːzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire: formerly a centre of the woollen industry. Pop: 54 341 (2001)

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He said the former MP's loss of his seat had been a "detriment to the life and times of Dewsbury".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Mr Malik, 57, who lost his Dewsbury seat in 2010 after being elected in 2005, denies fraudulent trading, causing a public nuisance and money laundering.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Musharaf Asghar, a former pupil at Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury, became famous after a segment in which teacher Matthew Burton helped him overcome a stammer to recite a poem.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Nimra Ahmeed, from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, said she would have been "lost" without the mentor who has helped guide her through her time at university so far.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

I sat in on Dr. Bright's service and heard the very sermon I had transcribed at Dewsbury a fortnight before.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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