Brenton

British

/ ˈbrɛntən /

noun

Howard born 1942, British dramatist, author of such controversial plays as The Churchill Play (1974), The Romans in Britain (1980), (with David Hare) Pravda (1985), and several topical satires with Tariq Ali

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About the author: Brenton Smith is a former policy advisor on Social Security to the Heartland Institute.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The Brenton Formation exposure is very small, measuring no more than 40 meters long and five meters wide, with cliffs rising up to five meters above the shore.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The club will hope to see continued growth from youngsters Ezequiel Tovar, Jordan Beck and Brenton Doyle, with top prospect and 2024 Golden Spikes Award winner Charlie Condon eyeing a potential big-league debut this summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Brenton Smith was a policy adviser on Social Security with work appearing in Forbes, Barron’s, MarketWatch, The Hill, and more.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

East Falkland is almost bisected by two deep fjords, Choiseul and Brenton Sounds, which leave the northern and southern portions connected only by an isthmus a mile and a half wide.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

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