Bruce
Americannoun
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Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first African American to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
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Sir David, 1855–1931, Australian physician.
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Lenny Leonard Schneider, 1926–66, U.S. comedian.
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Robert. Robert I.
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Stanley Melbourne 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, 1883–1967, Australian statesman: prime minister 1923–29.
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a male given name: from a Norman family name.
noun
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James . 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
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Lenny . 1925–66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit
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Robert the Bruce See Robert I
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Stanley Melbourne , 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883–1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923–29)
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Example Sentences
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Collaborators and co-authors Terry Plank of Columbia University and Bruce Houghton of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, traveled to Mount Etna to systematically collect samples.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Four decades later, the band’s music is still everywhere, including television, social media and streaming platforms like Spotify, where Journey has more monthly listeners than Bruce Springsteen, U2 or Bob Dylan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Brett Eagleson, whose dad Bruce was killed in the attacks, said he wanted a full trial, not a plea deal.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Americans are hearing conflicting messages about vaccines right now, and it’s understandable that people are asking whom they should trust,” Dr. Bruce Gellin of the Vaccine Integrity Project told NPR.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Bruce Lee’s name really was Bruce Lee, which made our lives.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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