Bruce
Americannoun
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Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first African American to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
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Sir David, 1855–1931, Australian physician.
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Lenny Leonard Schneider, 1926–66, U.S. comedian.
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Robert. Robert I.
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Stanley Melbourne 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, 1883–1967, Australian statesman: prime minister 1923–29.
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a male given name: from a Norman family name.
noun
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James . 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
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Lenny . 1925–66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit
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Robert the Bruce See Robert I
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Stanley Melbourne , 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883–1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923–29)
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Example Sentences
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In recent months, she and other Meta executives have met with BlackRock’s Larry Fink, Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman and Jon Gray and Brookfield’s Chief Executive Bruce Flatt, according to people familiar with the meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Bruce Springsteen played it recently with Rosanne Cash at the recent “Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us” concerts held at the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Dental records confirmed the body was Wells, Jackson County coroner Bruce Lynd told the BBC's US news partner CBS News.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Australian prime minister has previously referred to Modi as "The Boss", joking that he could pull bigger crowds than US rock icon Bruce Springsteen.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“I was six, and then Bruce married my mom when I was nine.”
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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