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Frobisher

American

[froh-bi-sher, frob-i-] / ˈfroʊ bɪ ʃər, ˈfrɒb ɪ- /

noun

Sir Martin, 1535?–94, English navigator and explorer.

Frobisher British

/ ˈfrəʊbɪʃə /

noun

Sir Martin . ?1535–94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island

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Network Rail's Martin Frobisher said: "Twenty-five years is a long time."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

"This was the biggest and most dramatic change," said Martin Frobisher, Network Rail's safety and engineering director.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

She played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC comedy series, alongside Penelope Keith as Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton and Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere from 1979 to 1981.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

Frobisher quickly realizes Gwendolen is a better detective than he is.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

Bod pulled the jacket up over his head, and clambered up the slippery paths to the top of the hill, to the Frobisher mausoleum.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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