Bates
Americannoun
noun
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Sir Alan ( Arthur ). 1934–2003, British film and stage actor. His films include A Kind of Loving (1962), Women in Love (1969), The Go-Between (1971), and The Cherry Orchard (1999)
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H ( erbert ) E ( rnest ). 1905–74, English writer of short stories and novels, which include The Darling Buds of May (1958), A Moment in Time (1964), and The Triple Echo (1970)
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Bates bought Chelsea for £1 in 1982 when they were in the old Second Division, taking on debts of £1.5m, and set about turning around their fortunes.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Former Chelsea and Leeds United owner Ken Bates has died at the age of 94.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Tucker jogged off the field into the dugout, his hand on his right side as he talked to hitting coach Aaron Bates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Bates said many discoveries from fruit fly neuroscience have carried over from invertebrates to mammals, including findings related to navigation, olfaction, and memory.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mr. Bates might not like my suit, or the cut of my hair, and my chance of a job would be lost.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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