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Sherriff

American

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /

noun

Robert Cedric, 1896–1975, English playwright and novelist.

Sherriff British

/ ˈʃɛrɪf /

noun

R ( obert ) C ( edric ). 1896–1975, British dramatist and film writer, best known for his play of World War I Journey's End (1928). His film scripts include Goodbye Mr. Chips (1936) and The Dam Busters (1955)

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Sherriff observes that Canada will be reallocated to Xero’s rest-of-world division when the company reports its next results, leaving the U.S. as a standalone division.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Sherriff, was severely wounded in the fighting near Ypres.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

Sherriff Eric Higgins' proposal seemed almost too radical to believe.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

He will appear at Kirkcaldy Sherriff Court at a later date.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

Having sung songs of Araby and tales of far Cashmere, Mr Roscoe Sherriff was refreshing himself with a comic paper.

From Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

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