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Braine

American  
[breyn] / 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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“Neither has been extensively sold in Hong Kong before,” Ms. Braine said.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The weather phenomenon has also been described as a "baby tornado beginning to form but never quite getting there", according to BBC meteorologist David Braine.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

He was a leading figure in a generation of writers in the 1950s who became known as "angry young men" - a group that included novelists Kingsley Amis, John Braine and Alan Sillitoe.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2016

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 rancor of early morning had been subdued; anger and quick temper never paid in the long run, and no one appreciated this fact better than Braine.

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

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