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Beaumarchais

American  
[boh-mar-she] / boʊ marˈʃɛ /

noun

  1. Pierre Augustin Caron de 1732–99, French dramatist.


Beaumarchais British  
/ bomarʃɛ /

noun

  1. Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)

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Beaumarchais, an exuberant sort who has a habit of referring to himself in the third person, is high on the American project and, when not plopped down in the prompter’s box, will smuggle arms to the rebels.

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Gregory Daniel Beaumarchais, 43, has been charged with one misdemeanor of annoying or molesting a victim believed to be under 18.

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Beaumarchais, a Santa Ana police officer since 2011, was named the department’s detective of the year in 2019 and helped form its major enforcement team to suppress major crimes a year later.

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Even after access to his social media platform was cut off by the provider, Beaumarchais is accused of creating another account under a similar social media handle, according to prosecutors.

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“The Marriage of Figaro” City Garage in Santa Monica presents an encore performance from its 2010 staging of Beaumarchais’ 18th century satire.

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