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Hillsborough

American  
[hilz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈhɪlzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

noun

  1. a town in W California.


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Now, the Rays have a proposal on the table to build a $2.3 billion ballpark near the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ stadium in Tampa, on a site of Hillsborough College’s campus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Hillsborough County and Tampa city approved a nonbinding memorandum of understanding for the proposed stadium, with final votes expected this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Both were in County Down, with Queen Camilla meeting local businesses in Hillsborough, while the King travelled to the seaside town of Newcastle on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Abugharbieh had been living with Limon, who was last seen at their off-campus residence on April 16.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

I saw few or no dilapidated houses, with poverty-stricken inmates; no half-naked children and barefooted women, such as I had been accustomed to see in Hillsborough, Easton, St. Michael’s, and Baltimore.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

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