Esmond
Americannoun
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In 1937 Jessica eloped to Europe with her second cousin Esmond Romilly—their ill-starred plan was to head to Spain to report on the civil war there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
But Esmond Birnie, a senior economist at Ulster University, said judging success simply on pragmatic relationships would "set the bar too low".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
It’s best to stick to sports you already understand, says Lou Desmond, also known as Loud Esmond in the sports betting world.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
As the manager of this cultural outpost of empire, Esmond is soon hobnobbing with the upper crust of King Farouk’s Egypt, playing golf at the Gezira Sporting Club and sipping pink gins at Shepheard’s Hotel.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
"Of course!" said Esmond, as though the subject had no longer any interest to him.
From Delilah of the Snows by Harold Bindloss
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