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Rosebery

American

[rohz-buh-ree] / ˈroʊz bə ri /

noun

Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.

Rosebery British

/ -brɪ, ˈrəʊzbərɪ /

noun

Earl of , title of Archibald Philip Primrose . 1847–1929, British Liberal statesman; prime minister (1894–95)

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Glyn School in Ewell, Merstham Park in Redhill and Rosebery School in Epsom are to take part in the pilot.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

Johnson became the first Prime Minister to lose his first vote in Parliament since the Earl of Rosebery, in 1894.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2019

The inquiry at Rosebery House, in Edinburgh's Haymarket, will hear evidence from survivor groups and large care providers as well as faith-based organisations.

From BBC ● May 31, 2017

The painting has never been restored and had only changed hands once before, when it was bought in 1878 by Archibald Primrose, the Earl of Rosebery, who later became a British prime minister.

From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2014

We had a beautiful ball last night, given by Lord and Lady Rosebery at Lansdowne House for all the Royalties.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King

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