Osborne

American  

[oz-bern, ‑bawrn, ‑bohrn] / ˈɒz bərn, ‑bɔrn, ‑boʊrn /

noun

1. John (James), 1929–94, English playwright.

2. Thomas Mott, 1859–1926, U.S. prison reformer.

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Osborne British  

/ -ˌbɔːn, ˈɒzbən /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

"He was on the sideline for a while with his coat off, he was itching to get on," Farrell said of McCarthy, whose adventurous burst down the left wing helped set up Osborne's try.

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However, they were condemned to a 15th successive Six Nations loss when Osborne went over for Ireland's bonus-point score.

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Osborne and Ribeiro-Addy were among several Labour MPs who said they backed scrapping tuition fees altogether to boost social mobility and make higher education more accessible.

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It was George Osborne who created the combined mayoralties and started the transfer of what might have appeared relatively modest powers, over transport for example.

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The company’s revenue is likely to bottom out over the current quarter, Osborne wrote, noting that there is “potential for replenishment” over the second quarter “as new product cycles ramp and interest rate visibility improves.”

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