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Braine

American  
[brayn] / breɪn /

noun

  1. John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist.


Braine British  
/ breɪn /

noun

  1. John ( Gerard ). 1922–86, English novelist, whose works include Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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BBC South West senior broadcast meteorologist David Braine said the years 2025 and 2026 are "believed to be the peak for 'solar cycle 25'".

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

“They are a huge financial burden,” Ms. Braine said of fairs.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Among them was 10-year-old talent Trey Braine, who wowed the crowd by jumping out from behind the others, in his dark shades, and performing some explosive dance moves.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023

It propelled a movement of playwrights and novelists, joined by Arnold Wesker, Alan Sillitoe, John Braine, Kingsley Amis and David Storey, who became known as the angry young men.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2016

The ordinary business over, the chief dismissed the men, and he and Braine alone remained.

From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by Harold MacGrath

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