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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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Tom Corbett, the Republican who had beaten Castor in 2004’s primary for attorney general.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2021

Castor made a 2004 run against Tom Corbett for the GOP nomination for Pennsylvania attorney general, despite Corbett’s strong backing from state party leaders — a move that alienated many state Republicans.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2021

“I take enormous pride in being hard on both Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf,” said DePasquale, who is now running for Congress against four-term U.S.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2020

The former governor, Tom Corbett, a Republican, initially balked, and the program did not expand here until 2015.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2016

"Yeah," breathed Astro, "Tom Corbett is—is—a real spaceman!"

From Stand by for Mars! by Glanzman, Louis

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