Arbroath

British

/ ɑːˈbrəʊθ /

noun

a port and resort in E Scotland, in Angus: scene of the barons of Scotland's declaration of independence to Pope John XXII in 1320. Pop: 22 785 (2001)

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Charmain, originally from Arbroath, met the prophet through a Christian dating site in spring 2014 and after a whirlwind romance they married in September that year.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Charmain grew up in Arbroath, a small fishing town on Scotland's east coast, in the 1970s and 80s.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“Don’t be alarmed that the stock market is about to fall off a cliff amid a fog of dizzying headlines,” writes Christopher Smart, managing partner of the investment strategy consultancy Arbroath Group.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

He went on to play for Motherwell and Arbroath.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Ar�nott, Dr. Neil, an eminent physician and physicist, was born at Arbroath, 1788, died 1874.

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