Bakewell

British

/ ˈbeɪkwɛl /

noun

Robert . 1725–95, English agriculturist; radically improved livestock breeding, esp of cattle and sheep

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Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., executive editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel, condemned Raman’s actions last week in an editorial that invoked the O’Jay’s 1972 hit “Back Stabbers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

“One of life’s greatest disappointments is discovering that someone you believed was a friend is not,” wrote Bakewell, whose newspaper focuses on issues facing the city’s Black community.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

After being invited on to the stage, Mr Hatcher danced with the Roar and Firework star before Perry sang an off-the-cuff song about Monyash, Bakewell and Derbyshire.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Ben Hatcher, 20, from Monyash near Bakewell, was pulled out of the crowd by the star during her sell-out show at the Sheffield Utilita Arena on Friday.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Wild picked his way carefully over the quaking deck and found William Bakewell and Walter How asleep from exhaustion.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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