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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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
He would probably laugh his toothy laugh at the absurdity of it, because he was well aware of the first absurd indignity of his life in Lubbock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
A local Lubbock news outlet reported on a large drugstore where vitamin A supplements and cod liver oil, which contains high levels of vitamin A, were “flying off the shelf.”
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025
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 • May 16, 2025
That was also why his family had to move from Lubbock to Austin shortly after he was released.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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