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Jarry

American

[zha-ree] / ʒaˈri /

noun

Alfred 1873–1907, French poet and playwright.

Jarry British

/ ʒari /

noun

Alfred (alfrɛd). 1873–1907, French dramatist and poet, who anticipated the theatre of the absurd with his play Ubu Roi (1896)

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But the biggest climbers among the top 100 were Poland's Kamil Majchrzak and Chile's Nicolas Jarry.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

By edging past huge-serving Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry in the fourth round, Norrie became only the fourth British man in the Open era to reach multiple Wimbledon quarter-finals.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

With Jarry serving big and Norrie scrapping, it always felt likely they would be decided by tie-breaks.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

Jarry also tried to fire a forehand at Norrie when he came forward in the decider but hit the net.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

There’s surely an entry on the anarchist playwright Alfred Jarry, who once gave Picasso a Browning pistol—the gun favored by the anarchists.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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