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Kirkby

1 British  
/ ˈkɜːbɪ /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Knowsley unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 40 006 (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

Kirkby 2 British  
/ kɜːkbɪ /

noun

  1. Dame Emma. born 1949, British soprano, specializing in performances of early music with period instruments

"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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Kozlowski's wife, Sandra Kozlowska, 38, also from Kirkby, was convicted of assisting an offender after she helped her husband to avoid suspicion by depositing money in bank accounts for him and lying to the police.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Forgan and Kirkby are expected to join Jonny Gustafson and the men’s doubles pair of Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander in the team relay, where the U.S. could also compete for a medal.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

Forgan and Kirkby have two world championship medals and finished the 2024-25 season ranked third in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

"When the Lancaster and the old airfield at East Kirkby came up for sale, they decided that they would merge the two and create a living memorial to Bomber Command," explains Mr Panton.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2025

Using this figure, Kirkby went back to the ancient cobs excavated from Tehuacan Valley and tried to estimate how much grain per acre they would have yielded.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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