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Els

British  
/ ɛls /

noun

  1. Ernie , full name Theodore Ernest Els . born 1969; South African golfer: won the British Open Championship (2002, 2012) and the US Open Championship (1994, 1997)

"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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This "extensive spatial overlap" amplifies the chances of collisions, said the paper, presented by University of Pretoria whale unit lead researcher Els Vermeulen.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Her fiance Els Arno Quinton, a 36-year-old South African man, was found dead on a bed in another room in the villa that had reportedly been locked from the inside.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2025

"It's really cool," said McIlroy on surpassing the record of three wins he shared with South Africa's Ernie Els.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2024

After all, he has been coming to Emirates Golf Club since 2006, when he was an amateur and remembers walking inside the ropes following Tiger Woods, Els and Thomas Björn.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2024

By my troth I think you work by Inchantments, Els they could neuer loue you as they doo: Fal.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

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