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Jedburgh

American  
[jed-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -bruh] / ˈdʒɛd bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ, -brə /

noun

  1. a border town in the Borders region, in SE Scotland: ruins of an abbey.


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Kofi Offeh, who describes himself as King Atehene, set up camp with two women in a wooded area near Jedburgh last year.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Her horrified family turned to the police but they could not stop her leaving to set up home with Swan in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

But he was found guilty of the offence on the private-hire bus run between the Borders village of Denholm and Jedburgh Grammar Campus, on dates between 1 May and 20 September last year.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The so-called Kingdom of Kubala were evicted from privately-owned land near Jedburgh on Tuesday - but simply moved over a small fence and set up another base nearby.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

Nothing but Jedburgh justice, of course, was to be expected from such a Committee in such a case, represented by such an advocate.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell

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