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Haarlem

American  
[hahr-luhm] / ˈhɑr ləm /

noun

  1. a city in the W Netherlands, W of Amsterdam.


Haarlem British  
/ ˈhaːrlɛm /

noun

  1. a city in the W Netherlands, capital of North Holland province. Pop: 147 000 (2003 est)

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The decision by a judge in Haarlem, a city close to Schiphol, came a day after the airport announced plans to phase out all flights between midnight and 5 a.m., ban private jets and the noisiest planes, and abandon a project for an additional runway.

From Seattle Times

Wednesday’s decision means that Schiphol “may not reduce the maximum number of flights … to 460,000,” the court in Haarlem said in a statement.

From Seattle Times

According to Spain’s Museum of Pontevedra, the works were originally believed to be by Dieric Bouts, a Flemish master born in the Dutch town of Haarlem, but now they are attributed to a member of his school or group.

From Seattle Times

Haarlem, which is just west of Amsterdam, is instituting the ban to reduce consumption of meat and lower the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by livestock, according to multiple reports.

From Washington Times

Haarlem in The Netherlands is set to ban most meat ads from public spaces because of the food's climate impact.

From BBC