Moray Firth

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an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.

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Many writers have taken issue with the age gap in that film—since Emma Stone is 25 and Colin Firth is 53.
Susan Sarandon on Her Love Affair With David Bowie, Woody Allen’s Creepiness, and Psychedelics|Marlow Stern|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Laughs] Firth: Oh God… And with that, the interview was abruptly ended halfway into my allotted time by the publicist.
Emma Stone and Colin Firth on Woody Allen, Shrinkage, and Live-Texting ‘Bridget Jones’|Marlow Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Laughs] Firth: The vistas and vintage wine, when is it going to stop!
Emma Stone and Colin Firth on Woody Allen, Shrinkage, and Live-Texting ‘Bridget Jones’|Marlow Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Look, like Colin Firth in my movie, I only wish they were real.
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Magic in the Moonlight co-stars Colin Firth and Emma Stone paid their respects.
Colin Firth and Emma Stone Remember Comedy Legend Elaine Stritch, Who Passed Away Today at 89|Marlow Stern|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was in the month of January, and the wind, which was blowing hard across the Firth, roared round the tower.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
They continued their course until they came to a place where a firth penetrated far into the country.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
In front of her house (Moray Place) stood a cart of coals, which the poor victim of the carter was unable to drag along.
Library Notes|A. P. Russell
She was the daughter of Randolph, Earl of Moray, and inherited from her father a fierce, intrepid spirit.
Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2)|Ellen C. Clayton
The broad Firth was ever ebbing and flowing with the restless sea, and the burns bickering down the glens.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for Moray Firth

Moray Firth

noun

an inlet of the North Sea on the NE coast of Scotland. Length: about 56 km (35 miles)

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