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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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Orangemen and Garvaghy Road residents met Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant at Hillsborough Castle on Thursday night but did not break their deadlock.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents continued separate talks Wednesday with Britain's Northern Ireland minister Chris Bryant at Hillsborough Castle, west of Belfast, after earlier rounds failed to produce a breakthrough.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The new Hillsborough law should, however, make it easier for families to get legal support.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through the roof of a home in Hillsborough, New Jersey.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

“They handed us Hillsborough County’s children-in-waiting directory, which had your picture with Luke.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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