Lubbock
Americannoun
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Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury, 1834–1913, English author, natural scientist, and statesman.
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a city in NW Texas.
noun
Example Sentences
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Talarico put it this way at a Lubbock campaign rally, with the matter-of-factness of someone who learned this before he learned politics: “Politics is just another word for how we treat our neighbors.”
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
In one case earlier this year, an undocumented Central American couple with their 4-year-old son in the backseat was pulled over by a police officer in Lubbock over an issue with their vehicle’s license plate.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
In 2020, at the museum’s intersection of 18th Street and Crickets, the city of Lubbock installed what no one foresaw would be a controversial feature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
However, Tom Lubbock, from pollsters JL Partners, thinks focussing on Reform UK is "extremely smart politics".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
In 1983, when the two teams met each other in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in Lubbock, thirty-two thousand five hundred people were in the stands.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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