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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2022

Salieri adroitly handles the dizzying array of situations that Beaumarchais throws his way, generating Oriental marches, love duets, shepherd masques, and bloodthirsty monologues.

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

The quote from Beaumarchais, “I laugh at everything in order not to cry,” projected on the scrim at the start, should be a mantra for today’s opera composers: Write more comedies!

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2018

“This port was crucial for the American Revolution; Beaumarchais transported arms to the American war effort.”

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2017

French officials warned the Americans that their most secret information, including word-for-word reports on their conversations with Beaumarchais, were showing up in London within days.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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