Gainsborough

American  

[gaynz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, gaynz-ber-uh] / ˈgeɪnzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ, ˈgeɪnz bər ə /

noun

1. Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.

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Gainsborough British  

/ ˈɡeɪnzbərə, -brə /

noun

1. Thomas. 1727–88, English painter, noted particularly for his informal portraits and for his naturalistic landscapes

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Gainsborough

Boles said Gainsborough became aware of the bogus approaches when managers and officials at other clubs contacted Wilcox directly, suspecting he was not behind the messages.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

"We strongly condemn the actions of the individual responsible," he said on the Gainsborough club website, external.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

According to the Met Office, temperatures could reach 34C in Gainsborough later.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

A few minutes’ drive from Ansari’s Kensington apartments, a boutique London hotel called the Gainsborough Hotel sold for £6.5 million in 2018 to an entity controlled by Salim Ahmed Said, according to U.K. property records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

In his maturity, Handel converted this artistic response into action, becoming one of the founding sponsors, alongside artists Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough, of Thomas Coram’s Foundling Hospital in London.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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