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Motherwell

American  
[muhth-er-wel, -wuhl] / ˈmʌð ərˌwɛl, -wəl /

noun

  1. Robert, 1915–91, U.S. painter.

  2. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland.


Motherwell British  
/ ˈmʌðəwəl /

noun

  1. a town in S central Scotland, the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire on the River Clyde: industrial centre. Pop: 30 311 (2001)

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Those were all games - Motherwell away aside, perhaps - that Hearts would have targeted wins from.

From BBC

Scotland’s Motherwell postal area takes the top spot in the company’s ranking of U.K. property markets, with an expected average price rise of 3.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Motherwell are the team who arguably play the most attractive football in the country, with an intricate system built on defensive solidity.

From BBC

"Do your job," he told journalists the day before failing to do his in a 3-1 home loss to Rangers, following on from a 2-0 defeat by Motherwell.

From BBC

They won back-to-back league matches against Aberdeen and Livingston to stop the rot, but were beaten 2-0 at Motherwell on Tuesday and collapsed in a dismal second-half at home to Rangers.

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