Bates
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noun
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Sir Alan ( Arthur ). 1934–2003, British film and stage actor. His films include A Kind of Loving (1962), Women in Love (1969), The Go-Between (1971), and The Cherry Orchard (1999)
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H ( erbert ) E ( rnest ). 1905–74, English writer of short stories and novels, which include The Darling Buds of May (1958), A Moment in Time (1964), and The Triple Echo (1970)
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Emma is a graduate of the Corcoran College of Art + Design and Bates College.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Prosecutor Lesley Bates KC told the court Elkin and Bell Funerals was "insolvent" and its business model was "a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul".
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Since then, France has joined the chorus of jeers following its gold medal in ice dance, where a French team narrowly edged out Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
After just a year performing together, Cizeron, 31, and 33-year-old Laurence Fournier Beaudry pipped reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates to the title in Milan.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Dr. Bates tried to sell her his iron pills and told her straight out that that tea of hers would raise her blood pressure and burst her heart.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
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