Orr

American

[awr] / ɔr /

noun

Sir John Boyd. Boyd Orr, Sir John.
Robert Gordon Bobby, born 1948, Canadian ice-hockey player.

Orr British

/ ɔː /

noun

Robert Gordon , known as Bobby . born 1948, Canadian ice-hockey player

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Paxton bought the property in 2006 with a group of investors including Rob Orr, with whom he served in the Texas House of Representatives.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Both James Orr, the party's head of policy; and Dan Jukes, Farage's right-hand man, will be missed profoundly by those inside the party.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Last year, Orr persuaded the City Council in Burleson to rezone the land, which had been restricted to agriculture, to permit retail and housing.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Orr said on X that the funding for the poll wasn’t a donation “of any kind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Thanks to Orr, his roommate, it was the most luxurious tent in the squadron.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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