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Blaydon

British  
/ ˈbleɪdən /

noun

  1. an industrial town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear. Pop: 14 648 (2001)

"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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The black-and-white backdrop Newcastle's followers provided delivered a wall of sound as their celebrations were played out to the north-east anthem "Blaydon Races".

From BBC Mar. 16, 2025

“I try to see a show whenever I’m in London,” said Colin Blaydon, a Dartmouth College professor in town with his wife, Linda, to give a speech.

From Washington Post Jan. 19, 2017

Bipedalism is a Newcastle tradition: meet the 2012 queen of the Blaydon Races, Sheila Shorrick-Dodds.

From The Guardian Jun. 15, 2012

“There is no doubt that these are good companies with bad balance sheets,” says Colin C. Blaydon, a professor at Dartmouth’s business school who specializes in private equity.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2010

Dilston Hall, May 8, 1862.—I left Westgate Street this morning directly after breakfast, and getting out of the train at Blaydon, walked by Stella and Ryton to Wylam.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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