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Broadmoor

British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌmɔː /

noun

an institution in Berkshire, England, for housing and treating mentally ill criminals

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Joseph will now continue his mental health treatment at Broadmoor Hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Senior Women’s Amateur will be played this year in Seattle, at Broadmoor Golf Club from Sept. 21-26.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Byer, of no fixed address, is currently being held at Broadmoor high security psychiatric hospital and is due to be sentenced on 10 May.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

Following his conviction, Theophilou was sent to Broadmoor special hospital under the Mental Health Act.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024

Nasser’s home, in the Broadmoor neighborhood adjacent to Uptown, had been flooded, and he’d come to the student association for shelter, knowing it was on higher ground.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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