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Beaverbrook

American

[bee-ver-brook] / ˈbi vərˌbrʊk /

noun

William Maxwell Aitken, Lord 1st Baron, 1879–1964, English publisher, born in Canada.

Beaverbrook British

/ ˈbiːvəˌbrʊk /

noun

1st Baron , title of William Maxwell Aitken . 1879–1964, British newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician, born in Canada, whose newspapers included the Daily Express ; minister of information (1918); minister of aircraft production (1940–41)

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The court heard they had been in contact prior to the Annabel's incident, including for lunch meetings at Benares and the Beaverbrook Town House five-star hotel.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Lady Mary calls off her engagement to Sir Richard Carlisle, who is said to be inspired by the powerful press baron Lord Beaverbrook.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014

Churchill's reflections on Lord Beaverbrook, proprietor of the Daily and Sunday Express, were recorded in 1945 in the diary of his doctor, Lord Moran.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2012

For sheer political influence, he was surpassed by Lord Beaverbrook, Greenslade believes.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2011

Mrs. van Daan, who always contradicts everyone, including Churchill and the news reports, is in complete agreement with Mr. Beaverbrook.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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