Lubbock

American  

[luhb-uhk] / ˈlʌb ək /

noun

1. Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury, 1834–1913, English author, natural scientist, and statesman.

2. a city in NW Texas.

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Lubbock British  

/ ˈlʌbək /

noun

1. a city in NW Texas: cotton market. Pop: 206 481 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

This is only the second-most-regrettable indignity visited upon Buddy Holly in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, but it’s still pretty infuriating.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Tom Lubbock, from pollsters JL Partners, thinks focussing on Reform UK is "extremely smart politics".

From BBC

“Local hospitals are at capacity,” wrote Jeffrey Hill, a senior vice president at the University Medical Center Health System in Lubbock.

From Salon

In doing so, the justices faulted a federal judge in Lubbock, Texas, and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for taking no action to protect the due process rights of the detained men.

From Los Angeles Times

Covenant Children's Hospital in nearby Lubbock told the BBC it has treated several unvaccinated children with measles for vitamin A toxicity - some had used it a preventative measure.

From BBC