Nolan
Britishnoun
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Michael Patrick, Baron. 1928–2007, British judge; chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (1994–97)
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Sir Sidney. 1917–92, Australian painter, whose works explore themes in Australian folklore
Example Sentences
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Tom Holland may be a bankable global superstar, but he's self-aware enough to know his latest role in Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey marks the start "of a new chapter of my life".
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
"I said to him very seriously, I'm trying to write a new project and if I've got Oscars sitting on the shelf, think about how daunting that would be," Nolan says.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
I'm one of the lucky few to have already watched the movie - and in the way Nolan would like all of us to: in an Imax cinema.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
Also a no-brainer for Nolan was his choice of Matt Damon, who’d had a key role in “Interstellar” and was hard-nosed master builder Gen. Leslie Groves in “Oppenheimer,” to play Odysseus.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
They admitted that, no matter which way you looked at it, Johnny Nolan was a handsome lovable fellow far superior to any man on the block.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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