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Masterson

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[mas-ter-suhn, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tər sən, ˈmɑ stər- /

noun

  1. William Barclay Bat, 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.


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Evan Masterson, a 23-year-old in Brooklyn, argued that was “a sad way to look at the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The church has previously denied having any policy limiting members from reporting crimes and called the allegations regarding the prosecutor on the Masterson case “categorically false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

While Masterson and the church have long contended anti-Scientology bias hung over the trial, there were also allegations that the church and its agents acted improperly at points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

Further concerns about the implant were raised in Ireland two years later, in 2016, by Prof Eric Masterson, a knee surgeon in Limerick.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025

“Which one is the next best, do you think, after Jesse James? I think it might be Bat Masterson, don’t you?”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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