Crusoe

American

[kroo-soh] / ˈkru soʊ /

noun

Robinson. Robinson Crusoe.

Crusoe British

/ -zəʊ, ˈkruːsəʊ /

noun

See Robinson Crusoe

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That led the developer, Crusoe, to lease it to Microsoft instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Instead, it will repurpose some of them to help power microgrids for customers like AI-infrastructure firm Crusoe.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

"When I first heard there was a shipwreck at Scolt Head Island, I thought it was like something out of Robinson Crusoe," he said.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

He also played opposite Peter O'Toole's Robinson Crusoe in "Man Friday" in 1975 and alongside Laurence Olivier's depiction of General Douglas MacArthur in 1981's "Inchon".

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

I snuck into the library and took a book from the shelves—a story called Robinson Crusoe by Mr. Defoe.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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