Hasselt

British  

/ asɛlt, ˈhɑsəlt /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The man, identified only by the initials O.Y.T., has been living in Belgium since 2015 and was taken into custody on Wednesday after the Belgian police carried out a search in the eastern city of Hasselt, the prosecutor’s office said.

From New York Times

To determine this, scientists at the University of Aberdeen in the U.K., and Hasselt University in Belgium conducted two studies.

From Salon

"We know that exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and infancy has been linked with still birth, preterm birth, low weight babies and disturbed brain development, with consequences persisting throughout life," Professor Tim Nawrot, a professor of environmental epidemiology at Hasselt University said in the same release.

From Salon

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

Prosecution lawyer Sven Mary described Thursday's decision by the court in the city of Hasselt as "a relief for the family".

From BBC