Butterfield
Britishnoun
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Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
During testimony before a US Senate committee, Butterfield was asked by Republican Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee if he was aware of any listening devices in the president's Oval Office.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Yet in a remarkable demonstration of their grit, Butterfield and Kean scored six points across the final two ends to force an extra decider, but misjudged their final two shots as Italy won 11-10.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
It was his usage, then, not Koyré’s, that Butterfield adopted with some discomfort, believing that it would already be familiar to many of his listeners and readers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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