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Mackay

American  
[muh-kahy] / məˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Australia.


Mackay British  
/ məˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. a port in E Australia, in Queensland: artificial harbour. Pop: 57 649 (2001)

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Making her pitch to voters, Mackay told BBC Scotland News: "We know you're scunnered with politics at the moment, and we know you're looking for a bit of hope, we're going to offer that."

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While the hospital will not confirm who the patient was, the BBC understands it was Annabelle Mackay, 21, who is a University of Kent student.

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Clare Mackay, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said the condition could be very severe and result in people pulling out all of their hair.

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Annabelle Mackay, a University of Kent student from Brighton, was at the club in Canterbury on 5 March.

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Both Mackay and Murphy, who has reported on some of the UK's most complex criminal cases, served as consultants on the TV series, which looks at a fictional case.

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