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
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"We are going up against our own Goliaths," he said in Lubbock.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In the Lubbock audience, Andrew Robinson, a student from nearby Texas Tech University, liked what he heard.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Instead, look at a Dollar General DG 3.84%increase; green up pointing triangle in Dayton, Ohio, or Lubbock, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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
It was a beautiful night in Lubbock, windless, in the seventies.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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