Butterfield
Britishnoun
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Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield play two very different adolescents in Oscar Boyson’s timely, cynical and incisive feature debut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"Everything was taped," Butterfield told investigators while under oath, adding, "as long as the president was in attendance".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
"I was aware of listening devices, yes, sir," Butterfield said at the time.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Uptown is home to a bounty of longer-running spots including Butterfield Market, Agata & Valentina, Zabar’s and Ouri’s Market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
But later historians have naturally turned the phrase ‘Whig history’ back against Butterfield himself, accusing him of taking for granted the superiority of modern science over all that went before.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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