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Ellenborough

British  
/ ˈɛlənbrə /

noun

  1. Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)

"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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Race director Mike Thomas said Mr Lightfoot, a member of Cumbria running club Ellenborough AC, beat the horses "quite comfortably" on Saturday.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2022

Attorney General Lord Ellenborough demanded they stop - but without success.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2012

But the tides of history were running against Lord Ellenborough.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, without the dire consequences predicted by Ellenborough, gibbet and gallows were prescribed for fewer & fewer crimes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ellenborough was an active administrator, and took a lively interest in questions of Indian policy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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