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Barras

British  
/ baras /

noun

  1. Paul François Jean Nicolas , Vicomte de Barras. 1755–1829, French revolutionary: member of the Directory (1795–99)

"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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Barras and Fearon had travelled from Newark in Nottinghamshire that evening to raid Bleak House, where Martin stored antiques.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

That year, he married Anne Barras, a student at Hunter College.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

The politician Paul Barras isn’t too awful by comparison, though awful more or less describes the waste of an actor as good as Tahar Rahim in a role this underimagined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

“You’ve been working hard to eradicate them on one side, and then you could get a left hook from them on the other side,” Barras said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022

Where to find Bonaparte was now the question, and doubtless this would have been a matter of much difficulty, had not that young general come riding by on a tour of inspection, accompanied by Barras.

From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Augusta Huiell Seaman

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