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

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

On Wednesday, the 12th, German cavalry had pushed forward to a line extending from Hasselt, through St. Trond, to Huy, a town on the Meuse, about sixteen miles south-west of Liége.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward

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