Greater London
Americannoun
noun
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Since January, at least 895,657 hectares of land – nearly six times the size of Greater London – have been burned.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Metropolitan Police had received a report of an attempted burglary in the Greater London area, the statement said, with the initial investigation carried out by the Metropolitan Police and Counter Terrorism Policing London.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The North West of England received the highest number of awards with 217, two more than Greater London.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The company provides water to customers across parts of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Surrey, the Thames Valley, Greater London, and the surrounding areas, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Council as a whole displayed a voracious appetite for work, and rendered, without fee or reward, a service to Greater London which no money could have purchased.
From Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography by George William Erskine Russell
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