Barnes
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Albert Coombs 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
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Djuna (Chappell) 1892–1982, U.S. novelist, poet, and playwright.
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Djuna . 1892–1982, US novelist, noted for Nightwood (1936)
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William . 1801–86, British poet, best known for Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect (1879)
Example Sentences
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Mike Barnes, from Preston, Lancashire, started running when he turned aged 70 after needing an outlet for his grief.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Barnes said Pentagon press accreditation pass holders were ultimately told they would be given permission to ride on the shuttle bus.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The New York Times and reporter Julian E. Barnes sued the Defense Department in December over the policy, citing chilled speech.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Hosted by comedian and Archers devotee Angela Barnes, each performance will feature a cast of four actors along with the BBC Radio 4 drama's live sound-effects specialist, Vanessa Nuttall.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
In April 1865, Barnes and Bliss were among the several physicians who gathered by the dying president's bed in the boardinghouse across from Ford's Theatre.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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