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Farquhar

American  
[fahr-kwer, -kwahr, -ker] / ˈfɑr kwər, -kwɑr, -kər /

noun

  1. George, 1678–1707, English playwright, born in Ireland.


Farquhar British  
/ ˈfɑːkwə, -kə /

noun

  1. George. 1678–1707, Irish-born dramatist; author of comedies such as The Recruiting Officer (1706) and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)

"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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Creative director Angus Farquhar said the well was a powerful but neglected part of Glasgow's story.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

Neubig suggests Farquhar and colleagues may have "reinvented the wheel."

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024

They found that human raters agreed with each other 92% of the time, and with the LLM judge 93% of the time, Farquhar says, indicating their method had a high degree of accuracy.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024

Mr Farquhar had changed his will, naming Field as the main beneficiary and giving him a life interest in his house as well as half share in the property with Mr Farquhar's brother Ian.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023

We were in luck, as it turned out, for not only was Farquhar in the drawing-room, but there was no one else in the long, stiff, splendid room.

From Laid up in Lavender by Stanley J. Weyman

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