Osborne

American

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

noun

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

Osborne British

/ ˈɒzbən, -ˌbɔːn /

noun

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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For John and TJ Osborne, work and family have long been intertwined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Novels from Lawrence Osborne and Alex Preston turn on conspiracies small and large.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

From 2015-2016, Lord O'Neill was commercial secretary to the Treasury under the then-Chancellor, George Osborne.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

"She came in looking like Pamela Anderson," the often provocative podcast's host Nikki Osborne replied, referring to the US actor and "Baywatch" star.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Osborne was at heart a politician and reformer; Lawes was a firm but sympathetic warden several cuts above the rest, a passionate believer in doing the job right.

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