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Brewster

[broo-ster]

noun

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

  2. a male given name.



Brewster

/ ˈbruːstə /

noun

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

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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.

Candy parlayed his repertoire of “SCTV” characters — satirical media personalities like Johnny LaRue and real-life celebrities like Orson Welles — into supporting parts in hit films like “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “The Blues Brothers,” “Brewster’s Millions” and “Spaceballs.”

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Helen Brewster, co-founder of Hull and East Yorkshire Endo, said getting a diagnosis can take years.

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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.

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"We aren't medically trained, so we don't prescribe medication or anything like that," Ms Brewster said.

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