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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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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

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, my sister and I crept out of our rooms and sat in our pajamas on the landing, behind the bannister, afraid to look.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 11, 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

We jumped to our feet and yelled over the stairway bannister, “Don’t answer it! It’s nobody!”

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

The race on 1 August - which will replace the 1500m - will see a stellar line-up go head-to-head over the distance made famous by Sir Roger Bannister.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The mile has been the most iconic distance in sports since long before a British medical student named Roger Bannister completed it in less than four minutes in 1954.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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

Reform councillor Mike Bannister confirmed there was "no indication whatsoever" that staff had promoted specific literature and promised that the new policy would be "fully discussed" with the libraries team.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

"Mrs. Bannister tells me you had a reaction."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath