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Ribble

British  
/ ˈrɪbəl /

noun

  1. a river in NW England, flowing south and west through Lancashire to the Irish Sea. Length: 121 km (75 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the future, he says, it would be a "great honour" to be a parliamentary candidate for the party where he lives in the Ribble Valley, if he was selected.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2025

The MP for Ribble Valley said "we need to make our tax structures work better".

From BBC Dec. 4, 2024

Aaron Wilkins-Odudu, 18, said "social and economic justice" were his main motives after being elected to Ribble Valley council in Lancashire this May.

From BBC May 21, 2023

The order “is pretty unique,” Tom Pridmore, Ribble Valley’s tourism officer, said in an interview with The Washington Post.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2023

Other rivers unconnected with these systems are the Tyne, Wear, and Tees in the north-east; the Eden, Ribble, Mersey, and Dee in the north-west.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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