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Hempstead

American  
[hemp-sted, hem-] / ˈhɛmp stɛd, ˈhɛm- /

noun

  1. a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.


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One conversion in Hemel Hempstead is a "fully hands-off investment with guaranteed income and no ongoing headaches", he says.

From BBC May 20, 2026

Cummings, who had also lived in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, was arrested at his mother's home in Weymouth, Dorset.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2025

He was sentenced to a one-month curfew, had to wear an electronic tag for six months and was banned from entering Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2025

“It’s definitely important to the people that get the coverage because they don’t really have an alternative,” Hempstead said.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

She drives over to the campus gym, and I follow her inside the building and down a hallway lined with plaques that list members of the Hempstead College Athletics Hall of Fame.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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