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  Bannister

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  Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

bannister

¹ American  

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /

noun

1. banister.

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Bannister ² American  

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /

noun

1. Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

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Bannister British  

/ ˈbænɪstə /

noun

1. Sir Roger ( Gilbert ). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)

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The opening of an inquest into his death was told Mr Silcox fell into an atrium stairwell "following the collapse of a wooden bannister" in the early hours of 25 October.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

During the tour with Delano, the charm of the house is on display with a carved wooden bannister in the house’s front hall and barrel ceilings in two second-floor bedrooms.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2019

He hooked an arm inside the bannister and pivoted at each landing, letting centrifugal force whirl him around the hairpin and down the next flight.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2018

However, one of my decorating jobs involves stripping and sanding a bannister that has a lead basecoat.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2017

“Mmm-hmmm,” she answers, grabs onto the rickety bannister and keeps on going.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

"It's a bit like when Roger Bannister broke four minutes for the mile. Once he'd done it everybody did it because you see what's possible," Boxer-Cahill, who is now 69 years old, told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The final “Phantasm” film featured “an energetic performance by Bannister, who through the five films has gone from comic relief to a goofy-but-gallant Bruce Campbell-type hero,” critic Noel Murray wrote for The Times in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

In addition to acting, Bannister was passionate about music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Jeff Bannister, who lives outside of London, flew across the Atlantic to watch his team triumph over Mexico on July 5 in a nail-biter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The sharp, wry figure of Mrs. Bannister, the night nurse, scurried into view.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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