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Rattigan

American  
[rat-i-guhn] / ˈræt ɪ gən /

noun

  1. Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.


Rattigan British  
/ ˈrætɪɡən /

noun

  1. Sir Terence Mervyn . 1911–77, English playwright. His plays include The Winslow Boy (1946), Separate Tables (1954), and Ross (1960)

"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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“Industrywide, top lines are under pressure, volumes are still under pressure and there’s a mandate by investors to improve volume growth,” said Connor Rattigan, a senior analyst covering food and beverages at Consumer Edge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Authorities also removed several guns and 31 dogs from the home of Stephen C. Rattigan, also known as Julius James, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

He’s the new artistic director at the Rattigan Theatre, a family-owned establishment that Maxandra acquired as part of her separation agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

"As an actress she had considerable range and did everything from Arthur Askey comedies to Terence Rattigan adaptations."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2021

At the time that Warden Rattigan came into office there was no other floor; the inmates slept on the bare iron—and the rivets!

From Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York by Thomas Mott Osborne

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