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Dimbleby

British  
/ ˈdɪmbəlbɪ /

noun

  1. Richard. 1913–65, British broadcaster

"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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Dimbleby's father, broadcaster Richard Dimbleby, died at age 52 in 1965.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Ms Martin's father Christopher had in turn produced the 1994 ITV documentary with Jonathan Dimbleby in which Prince Charles confessed to adultery.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

He is the latest in a line of academics, business leaders and other notable figures to deliver the Richard Dimbleby Lecture, which has been held most years since 1972 in memory of the broadcaster.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

“Eventually, when it became clear that she was not going to relent, he snapped,” Dimbleby wrote.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

I come up here—yes, it were on t' sixth o' March—to see about some sheep stock for our maister, Mr. Dimbleby, and I put up for t' first night at a temp'rance i' Alnwick yonder.

From Ravensdene Court by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

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