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Keble

American  
[kee-buhl] / ˈki bəl /

noun

  1. John, 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet.


Keble British  
/ ˈkiːbəl /

noun

  1. John. 1792–1866, English clergyman. His sermon on national apostasy (1833) is considered to have inspired the Oxford Movement

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"It's a surprisingly difficult question to answer because he's a really flexible manager," said football tactics writer Alex Keble.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2025

Keble Jackson, a 42-year-old Brooklyn Nets fan, spent the rest of the 20-minute ride conversing about his point.

From The Guardian Nov. 14, 2019

As he passed the luminous greensward of Keble College’s cricket field, players in their whites could be seen throwing up their arms as a wicket was taken.

From The New Yorker Sep. 17, 2018

Researchers at the Relics Cluster at Keble College, Oxford University, have dated a pelvic bone fragment attributed to Saint Nicholas to the 4th century, which aligns with the traditional life span of the saint.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2017

"Henry More, the Platonist" and the "Poetry of Keble"; one in the "National Review," "Christina Rossetti"; and one in the "New Review," the "Poetry of Edmund Gosse."

From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

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