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Dunstable

American  
[duhn-stuh-buhl] / ˈdʌn stə bəl /
Also Dunstaple

noun

  1. John, c1390–1453, English composer.

Dunstable 1 British  
/ ˈdʌnstəbəl /

noun

  1. an industrial town in SE central England, in Bedfordshire. Pop: 50 775 (2001)

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Dunstable 2 British  
/ ˈdʌnstəbəl /

noun

  1. John. died 1453, English composer, esp of motets and mass settings, noted for his innovations in harmony and rhythm

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The BBC first reported in September 2024 that 11,000 patients faced re-testing after a machine at Luton and Dunstable Hospital issued incorrect diabetes results.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Miss Butler was admitted to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and later transferred to a specialist bariatric unit at Luton and Dunstable Hospital on the morning of 11 October.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

However, the Labour MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, Alex Mayer, has called for a "major overhaul of time" and a conversation about "how best to use our nation's daylight hours" in a parliamentary debate.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

Pte Ray Bailey, from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, was among the Allied troops captured by the Germans in 1940 after the French forces at St Valery-en-Caux surrendered.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

Dunstable had also a gild merchant and was affiliated to London.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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