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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

In 1803 Lord Ellenborough pushed through a bill to make abortion a crime punishable by death if performed after the fetus had "quickened."

From Time Magazine Archive

But the tides of history were running against Lord Ellenborough.

From Time Magazine Archive

So lately as May 1858 he had been earnestly entreated both by Lord Derby and by Mr. Disraeli to accept the Board of Control on the resignation of Lord Ellenborough.

From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

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