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Osborne

[ oz-bern, ‑bawrn, ‑bohrn ]

noun

  1. John (James), 1929–94, English playwright.
  2. Thomas Mott, 1859–1926, U.S. prison reformer.


Osborne

/ ˈɒzbən; -ˌbɔːn /

noun

  1. OsborneJohn (James)19291994MBritishTHEATRE: dramatist John ( James ). 1929–94, British dramatist. His plays include Look Back in Anger (1956), containing the prototype of the angry young man, Jimmy Porter, The Entertainer (1957), and Inadmissible Evidence (1964)


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In the Sheriff’s Office version of events, Bumpass stopped the car and shot himself in the head before Sharp and Osborne even began to approach him.

Sharp and Osborne did not approach the car until backup arrived, the lawsuit says.

According to the lawsuit, Osborne initially called in the stop of Bumpass as a suspicious car but later said in an alleged incident report referenced in the suit that the stop was for fictitious tags.

“The Studio lowers the barrier to creativity,” Osborne said.

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It’s vital to not overpromise what quantum computers can do, Osborne said.

Asked about funding public libraries, Osborne put the onus of responsibility on local councils.

Other targets of this critical mauling include Madonna, Sharon Osborne, and Demi Moore.

James Franco is a very intelligent man, but his Harry Osborne was a little bit dopey.

When asked about some of his favorites from this season Osborne mentions “The Vault.”

The Wet and the Dry By Lawrence Osborne Hunting for drinks across the Muslim world, where alcohol is largely outlawed.

Mr. Osborne was repeatedly warned to leave the country, but he paid no attention to the warnings.

Mr. Osborne's pronounced Northern principles had made him very obnoxious to those who sympathized with the South.

A little apart from the fire stood a group of men, and in their midst Mr. Osborne, with a rope around his neck.

Not only was Mr. Osborne's house in flames, but his barn and outbuildings, as well as stacks of grain.

When she came to she was in her father's arms, the men had gone, and bending over her was Helen Osborne, bathing her face.

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