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Barrymore

American  
[bar-uh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈbær əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

  1. Maurice Herbert Blythe, 1847–1905, U.S. and English actor, born in India.

  2. his children: Ethel, 1879–1959, John, 1882–1942, and Lionel, 1878–1954, U.S. actors.


Barrymore British  
/ ˈbærɪˌmɔː /

noun

  1. a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), and Lionel (1878–1954)

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However, Barrymore came through the renovation relatively unscathed, transforming the property into a true sanctuary that she believed would serve as her family’s escape from the city, where she shoots her popular talk show.

From MarketWatch

Hudson and Drew Barrymore, who has hosted her own eponymous show since 2020, are now the sole survivors in the celebrity-oriented afternoon talk genre.

From Los Angeles Times

“I went to Walmart because other people weren’t,” said Barrymore of some other celebrity partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal

US chat show host and actress Drew Barrymore last year mentioned on her own show that she was glad to have had a breast reduction as a teenager.

From BBC

She previously told Drew Barrymore, “I left ‘SNL’ and then the next day I was like, ‘I’m a farmer, I’m a carpenter.’

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