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Hasselt

British  
/ asɛlt, ˈhɑsəlt /

noun

  1. a market town in E Belgium, capital of Limburg province. Pop: 69 127 (2004 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

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In the first, 60 mothers who had just given birth at East-Limburg Hospital in Belgium voluntarily donated their placentas and blood samples, which were analyzed at Hasselt University.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2022

She felt “light gray” when she went to the hairdresser or rode her bicycle through the woods in Hasselt, a small city in the Flemish region of Belgium, where she lived.

From The New Yorker Jun. 15, 2015

Researchers at Hasselt University in Belgium say that cyclists are 41% more likely to die at a roundabout than at a crossroads.

From Economist Oct. 3, 2013

The surgery follows research carried out at the Biomedical Research Institute at Hasselt University in Belgium, and the implant was built by LayerWise - a specialised metal-parts manufacturer based in the same country.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2012

Von Hasselt therefore urges the utmost caution in using lunar caustic; the sticks and holder should always be carefully examined before use.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

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