Bates
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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, who was player of the tournament at the 2013 World Cup in India, also represented New Zealand in basketball, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Current White Ferns captain Melie Kerr described Bates as her "role model" and "one of the greatest cricketers of all time".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
His friend, a 23-year-old sophomore politics major at Bates College, was trapped in the same visa freeze.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Emma is a graduate of the Corcoran College of Art + Design and Bates College.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Our group included Mrs. Bates, attorneys Thurgood Marshall and Wiley Branton, and a number of people I did not know.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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