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Adrian I

American  
Or Hadrian I

noun

  1. died a.d. 795, pope 772–795.


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Q: Adrian, I’ve seen you do “Othello”; I assume you’ve done “Othello” twice in a day.

From Washington Post

All you have to do is say, “I’m really excited for you to meet Adrian. I’m embarrassed to even have to mention this because I’m sure it would never enter your head to do such a thing, but sometimes when I’ve introduced Adrian to friends of mine, they’ve asked very rude and intrusive questions about his scars. But I know you’ll be friendly, polite, and beautifully mannered when you meet him. You always are.”

From Slate

I’m about to see a young patient I’ll call Adrian* I glance in the glass-paned waiting room and notice Adrian sitting on the sofa.

From Scientific American

“I’ve never told anyone this story, but I said, ‘Adrian, I’m going to kneel down here, I’m begging you to take the day off.

From New York Times

“Adrian, I can’t say enough about what he did today, playing through the pain of the shoulder and the knee,” coach Jay Gruden said.

From Washington Times