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Hinckley

British  
/ ˈhɪŋklɪ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (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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In June 1982, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a psychiatric facility; he was fully released from federal custody in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Bay Area companies offer some of the best coverage in the nation for egg freezing and fertility treatment as an incentive to recruit talented young workers, Hinckley said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

And it was revealed last year that the A5 Watling Street bridge in Hinckley, Leicestershire, had been hit by high vehicles 88 times between 2017 and September 2022.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

“It keeps happening over and over again,” Hinckley said in a recent interview with New York Post.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

Presidents are surrounded by bodyguards, and bodyguards are supposed to be on the lookout for people like John Hinckley.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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