Burgoyne

[ber-goin]

noun

1. John, 1722–92, British general and dramatist: surrendered at Saratoga in American Revolutionary War.

Burgoyne

/ bɜːˈɡɔɪn /

noun

1. John . 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)

Example Sentences

Sen. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, noted that SB 1309 specifically prohibits rapists from filing lawsuits against abortion providers, but doesn’t extend that same prohibition to their parents or siblings, who could still sue.

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But as regulations evolve, Wealthsimple will "have to continue to devote considerable resources to build up their cryptocurrency presence and to deal with regulatory compliance," said Matthew Burgoyne, cryptocurrency and blockchain-focused partner at McLeod Law.

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He was carrying a podium bearing the seal of the Speaker of the House and posed in front of a painting depicting the surrender of British General John Burgoyne in the American Revolutionary War.

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Simon Burgoyne, now working for Knight Frank on property in modern Mayfair, says this fashionable area was, at the time, where landed families - with estates in the country - had their London townhouses.

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“We have structural problems with the property tax that need more than the approach of a thin gruel circuit breaker, a thin homeowner’s exemption,” said Democratic Sen. Grant Burgoyne.

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