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Falun

British  
/ ˌfɑːˈlʌn /

noun

  1. a city in central Sweden: iron and pyrites mines. Pop: 55 009 (2004 est)

"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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Falun Gong religionists sued Cisco Systems for allegedly helping the Chinese Communist Party devise a surveillance system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a lawsuit that alleged tech giant Cisco should be held liable for persecution in China of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The claims were first reported in a newspaper associated with the Falun Gong religious movement, which is also banned in China and has ties with Shen Yun.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

I decided to catch my first New Tang Dynasty broadcast, since the Falun Gong–affiliated network has much more constricted nationwide access than many of its Truth+ peers.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2025

He emptied the tankard which she had given him; and Pehrson Dahlsjoe came up, and, after kindly shaking hands with him, asked him where he came from, and what had brought him to Falun.

From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm

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