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Humber

American

[huhm-ber] / ˈhʌm bər /

noun

an estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers in E England. 37 miles (60 km) long.

Humber British

/ ˈhʌmbə /

noun

an estuary in NE England, into which flow the Rivers Ouse and Trent: flows east into the North Sea; navigable for large ocean-going ships as far as Hull; crossed by the Humber Bridge (1981), a single-span suspension bridge with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft). Length: 64 km (40 miles)

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According to Wilder Humber, seagrass captures carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests and improves water quality by absorbing pollutants.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The report listed North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the West Midlands as facing "enduring disadvantages", while former mining areas in Wales and Scotland are also "notably disadvantaged".

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Humber was arrested last year alongside Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

“It became the popular trope that somehow this was a solely American game that, almost in a culturally imperialist way, was imposed on Canadians,” said Bill Humber, perhaps Canada’s most renowned baseball historian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

All four doors of the police Humber were wide open, and three constables were waiting by it.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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