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Barnes

American  
[bahrnz] / bɑrnz /

noun

  1. Albert Coombs 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.

  2. Djuna (Chappell) 1892–1982, U.S. novelist, poet, and playwright.


Barnes British  
/ bɑːnz /

noun

  1. Djuna . 1892–1982, US novelist, noted for Nightwood (1936)

  2. William . 1801–86, British poet, best known for Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect (1879)

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Larry Friedman, a lawyer at Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, remembers arguing a case before Eaton over whether an industrial grinder should be deemed a shredder.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hosted by comedian and Archers devotee Angela Barnes, each performance will feature a cast of four actors along with the BBC Radio 4 drama's live sound-effects specialist, Vanessa Nuttall.

From BBC

Harvey Barnes was similarly stunned.

From BBC

Barnes had even walked off to a standing ovation, but he soon had his hands on his head on the bench as he watched the victory slip from Newcastle's grasp.

From BBC

Barnes was staying similarly upbeat.

From BBC