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Corbett

American

[kawr-bit] / ˈkɔr bɪt /

noun

James John Gentleman Jim, 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.

Corbett British

/ ˈkɔːbət /

noun

mountaineering any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

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As Bruce Corbett, a Lexington voter who supported his local candidate, said of his decision to back Graham, she was “the best of the two choices we had.”

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

To complete the Scottish Mountaineering Club challenge, hikers must tick off every Munro, Munro Top, Corbett, Graham and Donald in Scotland - as well as every Furth in England, Wales and Ireland too.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

French-English artist Lydia Corbett sat for Pablo Picasso in 1954 and was the subject of about 60 works, turning her hair style—a high ponytail and bangs—into a sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Brendan Corbett, also running for the job, served as assistant sheriff during Villanueva’s tenure.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Judge Corbett then turned to the others and said, ‘The prisoner is quite right.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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