Prestonpans
Americannoun
noun
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Dr Iain MacLeod., who works as a GP at Prestonpans Group Practice in Scotland told me that insulin pumps had been “life-changing for many patients”.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
The 79-year-old ,from Prestonpans, was in ERI for four weeks after she fainted in the shower at her home and spent the night on the floor of the cubicle.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022
Structurally, the episode pits Claire’s perpetually collapsing marriage against Jamie’s time in Ardsmuir Prison under warden John William Grey — the same William Grey he spared before the Battle of Prestonpans last season.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2017
They’ve only just defeated the British at the Battle of Prestonpans when Jamie and Claire are forced back into action.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2016
The battle of Prestonpans was not fought really on Gladsmuir at all.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
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