Douai
Americannoun
noun
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Some of the victims are no longer alive and others have refused to appear at the trial in the city of Douai.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2022
The automaker is considering merging the plant in Maubeuge, where over 2,000 people work, with a nearby plant in Douai to produce electric cars and light commercial vehicles.
From New York Times • May 29, 2020
Boarding school with the Benedictine monks at Belmont Abbey, near Hereford, and Douai in Berkshire, meant sporting nights listening to Raymond Glendenning and Eamonn Andrews on the radio under the pillow.
From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2013
An appeals court in the city of Douai, north of Paris, held a closed-door hearing a month ago and will tell the lawyers its decision on Wednesday.
From Reuters • Nov. 26, 2012
The British army and some French units occupied Lille—capital of the north—on October 17, and the same days the Germans evacuated Douai.
From Ypres and the Battles of Ypres by Unknown
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