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Harley

[hahr-lee]

noun

  1. Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford, 1661–1724, British statesman.



Harley

/ ˈhɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford. 1661–1724, British statesman; head of the government (1710–14), negotiated the treaty of Utrecht (1713)

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“Tariffs, inflation, geopolitical instability and now rising unemployment are stoking fear, which is being driven by uncertainty and driving investors to hard assets,” said Harley Lance Kaplan, a certified financial planner at Beta Industries, an independent financial-advisory firm in Plymouth, Mass.

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The Corvette’s story begins with a man named Harley Earl, who was the head of design at General Motors.

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Anne-Marie Harley, a lecturer at the college and representative for the EIS union, said the Scottish government needed to make further education a priority.

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Once a private practitioner in London's exclusive Harley Street, Ms Jackson was now selling shortcuts to beauticians nationwide, telling our researcher: "I'm so busy."

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Emma Wedgeworth, a consultant dermatologist based on London's Harley Street, says while there is some research to suggest taking collagen orally has an impact, she remains sceptical.

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