Jack Robinson

British

noun

extremely quickly or suddenly

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Jack Robinson Idioms

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In February 2024, Sheffield United team-mates Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza had to be separated as tempers flared during their 1-0 defeat at Wolves.

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Then on deadline day, four more players were signed including defenders Mark McGuinness and Ben Mee – but former club captain Jack Robinson was allowed to leave for Birmingham.

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The Frenchman first surfed the wave when he was eight years old, and conquered it once more, scoring 17.67 to claim Olympic gold in front of Australia's Jack Robinson.

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He made a fine start to the final with a near-perfect 9.5 ride, before Australia's Jack Robinson replied with a 7.83.

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Vinicius Souza replaces Jack Robinson because of an injury.

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