Martineau
Americannoun
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Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
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her brother James, 1805–1900, English theologian and philosopher.
noun
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Harriet. 1802–76, English author of books on political economy and of novels and children's stories
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her brother, James . 1805–1900, English Unitarian theologian and minister
Example Sentences
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Getty curator Paul Martineau has organized “Queer Lens” in nine chronological sections.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
Mr. Martineau apologized to parents and said that he was ultimately responsible.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024
Martineau told parents in his statement that dehumanizing words such as slurs should not be spoken by employees or students.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
The unions "may hope for similar success in a judicial review of any future minimum service level legislation", said Tom Long, employment partner and industrial relations specialist at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023
“We’re all busy looking down on each other,” said Neal Martineau, a seventy-four-year-old retired advertising man who in the summer of 2004 was getting ready to move from just outside Alpharetta to West Virginia.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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