Bainbridge

American

[beyn-brij] / ˈbeɪnˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

a city in SW Georgia.

Bainbridge British

/ ˈbeɪnˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

Beryl .1934–2010, British novelist and playwright. Novels include The Dressmaker (1973), Injury Time (1977), Master Georgie (1998), and According to Queeney (2001)

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Bainbridge gives O’Hara one of the novel’s most poignant observations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Keith Bainbridge, from Virginia Water in Surrey, said the price of his heating oil had more than doubled following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

They live quietly on Bainbridge Island and have three grown children; Ruth’s dental troubles reveal cancer, and the family is thrown into uproar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2024

As far as what helped him "stay the course," as Bainbridge put it?

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2024

Kisty, Bainbridge, and the last few scientists at the tower jumped into jeeps and sped away.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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