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Coates

American  
[kohts] / koʊts /

noun

  1. Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.

  2. Joseph Gordon, 1878–1943, New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1925–28.


Coates British  
/ kəʊts /

noun

  1. Joseph Gordon. 1878–1943, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1925–28)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hayley Coates experienced a normal pregnancy with her son Kaylan, but that all changed during a long and difficult labour.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Danson was freshly split from his second wife, producer Cassandra Coates, who served him divorce papers after the tabloids outed his fling with Goldberg early that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“Combined with the re-start at Hengjaya, NIC delivered its best quarter of earnings since December 2023,” says Coates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

At that point during the hearing, Darren Coates - one of Ian's sons - muttered "damn right".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

This was a new version of the Isaac Tupperman story, Isaac of the Bronx, Coates and Morrison, the poems left on Imogen’s bicycle, the possible pregnancy.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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