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Ballantyne

British  
/ ˈbælənˌtaɪn /

noun

  1. R ( obert ) M ( ichael ). 1825–94, British author, noted for such adventure stories as The Coral Island (1857)

"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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Under the leadership of Michelle Ballantyne in Scotland and Richard Tice UK-wide, the party managed just 0.2% of the list vote.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Ballantyne stresses she's a proud Kiwi - "I will always support the All Blacks," she jokes - but says she's been able to build a life in Australia which she couldn't back home.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Ten years ago, Nicole Ballantyne swapped Auckland's eastern suburbs for Sydney's.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

But in the summer of 2022, when Ballantyne was 22, everything changed when he reconnected with his biological aunt and uncle, who opened up their Altadena home to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

James Ballantyne got me one very handsome bright steel cuirassier of Queen Elizabeth's time, and two less perfect, for �20—dog cheap; they make a great figure in the armory.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

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