Charlton
Americannoun
noun
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Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton . born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals (an England record)
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his brother, Jack, full name John Charlton. born 1935, English footballer: played for Leeds United (1952–73) and England for whom he won 35 caps; manager of the Republic of Ireland (1986–95)
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She points to one of her subjects in “Our Land,” an Indigenous man who told her he loves the 1959 Charlton Heston epic “Ben-Hur,” a passion she does not share but understands.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Blunt reprises her role as Emily Charlton, who is no longer an assistant at the magazine and now works as a high-up executive in luxury retail.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It’s one of the most classic historical dramas ever filmed, with the legendary Charlton Heston leading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"I was meant to return to Leicester but they didn't want me back in because they didn't want a relapse on their books. So I trained alone for a week and then went into Charlton."
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Among them was Donald Cooksey, an urbane Californian whose brother, Charlton, was a member of the Yale physics faculty.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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