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Brewster

American  
[broo-ster] / ˈbru stər /

noun

  1. William, 1560?–1644, Pilgrim settler: leader of the colonists at Plymouth.

  2. a male given name.


Brewster British  
/ ˈbruːstə /

noun

  1. Sir David . 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for his studies of the polarization of light

"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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Diesel and Rodriguez posed with fellow actor Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013, at the French film festival Wednesday.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

University presidents such as Kingman Brewster Jr. and A. Bartlett Giamatti, for example, spoke out about the Vietnam War, the Black Panthers and May Day protests.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

The first movie, released in 2001, was a $40 million production about street racing in Los Angeles with a cast of then-little-known actors including Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

Ms Brewster said that people can wait up to eight years for a diagnosis as it required a laparoscopy, a keyhole surgery procedure, to confirm the condition.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

The number of white handkerchiefs on the line indicated which of six coves Brewster and his boat were hiding in.

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

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