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Costain

American  
[kos-teyn] / ˈkɒs teɪn /

noun

  1. Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.


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She worked for Costain as a civil engineer and became a British citizen in 2024.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2025

Elisabeta is a slinger signaller, at the Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture, redeveloping Euston Station in London for HS2.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2021

Costain, down 4p at 278.5p, said it was considering its position and would make a statement in due course.

From The Guardian Apr. 24, 2013

Martin has also listed Maurice Druon and Thomas B. Costain as models, two mid-20th-century historical novelists who wrote about medieval France, and you can see echoes of that material in his fictional universe, as well.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2012

The Last Plantagenets, Costain After weeks of ominous silence, the only hole in Castro's Cactus Curtain, Guantanamo's northeast gate, has now become the scene of a tense drama.

From Time Magazine Archive

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