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Harlow

American  
[hahr-loh] / ˈhɑr loʊ /

noun

  1. Jean, 1911–37, U.S. motion-picture actress.

  2. a town in W Essex, in SE England.

  3. a male given name.


Harlow 1 British  
/ ˈhɑːləʊ /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in W Essex: designated a new town in 1947. Pop: 78 389 (2001 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

Harlow 2 British  
/ ˈhɑːləʊ /

noun

  1. Jean, real name Harlean Carpentier. 1911–37, US film actress, whose films include Hell's Angels (1930), Red Dust (1932), and Bombshell (1933)

"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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In July 2025, an anonymous handwritten letter was posted to police in Harlow, weeks after a BBC podcast was broadcast examining the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I am a big person who loves my team, who loves doing things with other people, who loves a place to go, who wants to feel part of something,” she told Council Chair Poppy Harlow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Other events include a hair and makeup tutorial with Academy Award winners Joel Harlow and Howard Berger, and photo ops with many a classic Universal monster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The 62-year-old, who has played Alfie Moon in the BBC soap since 2002, was arrested at a petrol station in Harlow, Essex, on 29 July where he was with his Hyundai IX35.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Dr. Harlow tells himself that a man who was so badly hurt is going to need time to regain his full powers.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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