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  Bannister

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  Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

bannister

¹ American  

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /

noun

1. banister.

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Bannister ² American  

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /

noun

1. Sir Roger (Gilbert), 1929–2018, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.

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Bannister British  

/ ˈbænɪstə /

noun

1. Sir Roger ( Gilbert ). born 1929, British athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)

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The opening of an inquest into his death was told Mr Silcox fell into an atrium stairwell "following the collapse of a wooden bannister" in the early hours of 25 October.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

During the tour with Delano, the charm of the house is on display with a carved wooden bannister in the house’s front hall and barrel ceilings in two second-floor bedrooms.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2019

In, I actually think by Clare Cavanagh, it was like, "a redemptive"—it wasn't the word "bannister"; "a redemptive . . . " something else, I could look it up.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 21, 2018

He hooked an arm inside the bannister and pivoted at each landing, letting centrifugal force whirl him around the hairpin and down the next flight.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2018

“I was sitting there on a bannister or something. And I saw him come up the steps,” she said over half a century later.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Bannister died Sunday morning at age 80 at home in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains, his wife Gigi Bannister announced Monday on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

In addition to acting, Bannister was passionate about music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The mile has been the most iconic distance in sports since long before a British medical student named Roger Bannister completed it in less than four minutes in 1954.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

"We delivered our Western Docks facility after investing £40m of our capital," said Bannister.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The sharp, wry figure of Mrs. Bannister, the night nurse, scurried into view.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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