UB40
Britishnoun
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a registration card issued by the Department of Employment to a person registering as unemployed
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informal a person registered as unemployed
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Signatories include a descendant of inventor James Watt, and members of reggae bands Steel Pulse and UB40.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The UB40 website describes how their political convictions were cemented in place while attending marches protesting against the National Front and rallies organised by Rock Against Racism.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
Members of band UB40 have thanked the NHS for treating bass player Earl Falconer for meningitis.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
Rave also to the crowd, Marymoor Park and UB40.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
That song by UB40 called “One in Ten” thumped up through the bones of the Hotel Excalibur.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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