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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast-central England on the northern shore of the Humber estuary at the influx of the Hull River. Chartered in 1299, the city has been a major seaport since the late 1700s.
- Cordell,American secretary of state (1933–1944) who laid the groundwork for the founding of the United Nations and was awarded the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize.
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- proper noun Any of various cities in the
United Kingdom ,Canada , and theUnited States (see the Wikipedia article).
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Liverpool v HULL: Anthony Gardner returns from injury for trip to Anfield defender Anthony Gardner could be back in contention for the Barclays England international has been out for the past month with a knee injury but will League win over Hull as the striker ran riot at Anfield.
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HULL, England - Late goals from Samir Nasri and substitute Nicklas Bendtner kept Arsenal's recent revival going with a 3-1 win over Hull here on Saturday.
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HULL, England (AFP) - Everton striker Ayegbeni Yakubu marked his first start since November with a goal in his side's 4-0 League Cup win at Hull, but the Nigerian's return was marred by an injury scare.
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Gifted Leader, a title Hull may not believe applied to Duffen.
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Gifted Leader, a title Hull may not believe applied to Duffen.
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A four pound hunk of metal crashed through the roof of Peter and Mair Welton's home in Hull, UK.
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It would appear that the LibDems in Hull have something to hide, see my post, which I also put on YouTube, "lights on but nobody at home".
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Hull is a major Lib Dem target yet it takes a local Tory to tell us these things.
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Ten years ago, Tramco opened a factory in Hull, England, to ship goods tariff-free to Europe.
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He was born in Hull, the home of the Reckitt end of Reckitt & Colman, of which his father became chairman.
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