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Peebles

American  
[pee-buhlz] / ˈpi bəlz /

noun

  1. a historic county in S Scotland.


Peebles British  
/ ˈpiːbəlz /

noun

  1. a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders. Pop: 8065 (2001)

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One of his targets was Peebles, who received an offer and briefly considered joining the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Bill Peebles, the head of Sora, said in an X post on Oct.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

When someone asks Brad Peebles what he does for work, he privately debates whether to be specific or keep it simple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Born in 1948, Peebles spent the late 1960s as a nightclub DJ, before turning his hand to radio.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Most of the earthworks were shaped like big cones and stepped pyramids, but some were sculpted into enormous birds, lizards, bears, long-tailed “alligators,” and, in Peebles, Ohio, a 1,330-foot-long serpent.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann