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Braine

American  
[breyn] / breɪn /

noun

  1. John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist.


Braine British  
/ breɪn /

noun

  1. John ( Gerard ). 1922–86, English novelist, whose works include Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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BBC South West senior broadcast meteorologist David Braine said the years 2025 and 2026 are "believed to be the peak for 'solar cycle 25'".

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

“Neither has been extensively sold in Hong Kong before,” Ms. Braine said.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Among them was 10-year-old talent Trey Braine, who wowed the crowd by jumping out from behind the others, in his dark shades, and performing some explosive dance moves.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

It propelled a movement of playwrights and novelists, joined by Arnold Wesker, Alan Sillitoe, John Braine, Kingsley Amis and David Storey, who became known as the angry young men.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2016

The dreams she had had of going away with Braine to other climes, the happiness she had pictured, all mere chimeras!

From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by MacGrath, Harold

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