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Scarborough

American  
[skahr-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -ber-uh] / ˈskɑrˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, -bər ə /

noun

  1. a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.

  2. a city in SW Maine.


Scarborough British  
/ ˈskɑːbrə /

noun

  1. a fishing port and resort in NE England, in North Yorkshire on the North Sea: developed as a spa after 1660; ruined 12th-century castle. Pop: 38 364 (2001)

"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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Woodside has signaled it will ship a first cargo of liquefied natural gas from Scarborough some time between October and December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Protesters have opposed the project, and others by NineDot, for more than a year, Scarborough says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There will be a midday online forumwhere they can ask questions of Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough, Jen Psaki, Stephanie Ruhle and other on-air talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Visiting from Derbyshire along with Logan the border terrier, Phil said he and Carol were married in Scarborough, stayed there at least three times a year and called the town their "second home".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Indeed, courses of lectures were available far and wide: in Newcastle, in Spalding, in Scarborough, in Bath.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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