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Orr

American  
[awr] / ɔr /

noun

  1. Sir John Boyd. Boyd Orr, Sir John.

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


Orr British  
/ ɔː /

noun

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

"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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Gwar bassist Casey Orr confirmed Varga’s death, which came after a cancer battle, in a post to social media on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Elvi Orr, who recently moved back to Estonia after living in the U.S. for more than a decade, said the threat from Russia was something Estonians were always aware of.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Orr has told Sky News he will co-operate fully with Reform's internal investigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

“Why did you want apple cheeks ?” “I didn’t want apple cheeks,” Orr said.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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