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Bontemps

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[bon-tahm, bawn-tahn] / bɒnˈtɑm, bɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Arna Wendell 1902–73, U.S. author.


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Frankie Bontemps, a second generation Chagossian in the UK, told the BBC that he felt "betrayed" and "angry" on Thursday because "Chagossians have never been involved" in the negotiations.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2024

I think of Arna Bontemps recalling the Watts of his childhood in the 1931 novel “God Sends Sunday.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2022

And Tim Bontemps at The Washington Post dug into the designated-player exception, a contractual boon for superstars, particularly those who are past their primes.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2016

Post reporter Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2016

Bontemps, his chief valet, and Fagon, his physician, as well as his surgeon Marachal, very excellent men, too, were all-powerful amongst the courtiers.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert

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