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Mearns

British  
/ mɛənz /

noun

  1. another name for Kincardineshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The large scarlet wings on the ballet’s two leading women—Sara Mearns, often coupled with Stanley, and Isabella LaFreniere, mostly opposite Mr. Tomash—resemble those of archangels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

But his design for the minimally articulated closing duet with Ms. Mearns and Stanley makes them seem to be missing lower limbs—which is just puzzling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

But that would require significant expansion of the transmission grid with new, larger pylons - and there has already been significant opposition from communities affected by new pylon routes, including in the Mearns in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

"His final voyage kind of ended that Heroic Age of Exploration, of polar exploration, certainly in the south," said renowned shipwreck hunter David Mearns, who directed the successful search operation.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2024

Ada Mearns could play well, if she would only try, but she won't bother.

From The Girl Scouts' Good Turn by Lavell, Edith

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