Egbert

American

[eg-bert] / ˈɛg bərt /

noun

a.d. 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “bright sword.”

Egbert British

/ ˈɛɡbɜːt /

noun

?775–839 _ad , king of Wessex (802–839); first overlord of all England (829–830)

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“The FT story is incorrect,” Oracle spokesperson Michael Egbert said in an emailed statement.

From Barron's

“We remain fully aligned with OpenAI,” Oracle spokesperson Michael Egbert wrote.

From Barron's

Egbert’s parents traveled to Colorado Springs that week and took their son home to Iowa.

From Washington Post

The critical response to the film was mostly positive, though Roger Egbert wrote: "I'm usually fairly certain whether or not I've seen a good movie. But my reaction to 'Time Bandits' was ambiguous."

From Salon

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