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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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"He's a young, high-potential player – the pity is that he is not our player," said Wednesday's manager at the time, Danny Rohl, about his loan star during his early days at Hillsborough.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Scientists found numerous amino acids among the soluble organic compounds in the Hillsborough meteorite as well.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Hillsborough sat near the far end of that debris path, where the largest pieces were expected to reach the ground.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

A buyer working in the industry paid $70 million for a gated estate in Hillsborough.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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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