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Fitzroy

American  
[fits-roi] / fɪtsˈrɔɪ /

noun

  1. Augustus Henry, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1735–1811, British statesman: prime minister 1768–70.


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The footage shows Noah Donohoe returning to his home at 65 Fitzroy Avenue at about 04:08 on the same morning barefoot and without his headphones.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

"The strategy involved releasing thousands of eggs, tadpoles and juvenile cane toads into wild waterbodies in the Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia's Kimberley region, immediately ahead of the invasion frontline," says Dr Ward-Fear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

The naturalist named the tall deciduous tree after Beagle captain Robert Fitzroy.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024

Military aircraft helped airlift supplies and evacuate residents in cut-off towns such as Fitzroy Crossing, home to roughly 1,000.

From Reuters • Jan. 9, 2023

The general synopsis at eighteen hundred issued by the Met Office: Fitzroy, mainly northerly, four or five, becoming variable, thundery showers ...

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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