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Hornsby

American  
[hawrnz-bee] / ˈhɔrnz bi /

noun

  1. Rogers, 1896–1963, U.S. baseball player and manager.


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The show, with a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, is set in the year the movie was made—hence the big hair and big shoulders—and follows its plot closely, with minor innovations.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

By 1999, he rejoined Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and latter-day Dead associate Bruce Hornsby in the Other Ones, but his tenure in the group was brief.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

Radio 2's Piano Room returns for 2024 as Bruce Hornsby performs live at Maida Vale.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2024

“I said to the universe, ‘Sir, I exist,’” Hornsby sings.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

I have seen ladies who have the interests of hunting deeply at heart—Mrs. James Hornsby, for instance—ride back and fasten gates which have been carelessly left open.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

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