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)
noun
Example Sentences
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Bruce Springsteen played it recently with Rosanne Cash at the recent “Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us” concerts held at the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Fiona Bruce, for example, made this year's top 10 after earning £345,000 for Question Time and news bulletins, but not for hosting Antiques Roadshow.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Albanese took to the stage at that event to declare "Modi is the Boss", quipping that his crowd-pulling power eclipsed even that of US rock icon Bruce Springsteen.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bruce Young, 80, a descendant of homesteaders, sat on his porch overlooking Stoner Creek near the Territory 1889 site, and shook his head as a mule deer wandered past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
In the few minutes while they’d been able to see, Sue and Bruce had found their bearings.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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