Augier
Americannoun
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Augier, instantly recognisable by her auburn hair and bright red lipstick, once famously told Microsoft founder Bill Gates that he was not rich enough to buy her hotel.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2019
Augier ran the pink-domed Negresco hotel on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice for more than 60 years after inheriting it from her father in 1957.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2019
Hollande has said he had no knowledge of his long-term friend's businesses, while Augier is not suspected of doing anything illegal.
From Reuters • Apr. 7, 2013
Philippe Augier, the town’s mayor, likes to tell the story of how he managed to secure the G-8 gathering last October when hosting European leaders for a minor summit meeting.
From New York Times • May 25, 2011
With admirable artistic instinct the playwright returns to the framework of the "well-made play" or at least to that modification of the Scribe formula which Augier and Dumas fils had devised for their own use.
From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander
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