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Robbins

American  
[rob-inz] / ˈrɒb ɪnz /

noun

  1. Frederick C(hapman), 1916–2003, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize 1954.

  2. Jerome, 1918–1998, U.S. dancer and choreographer.


Robbins British  
/ ˈrɒbɪnz /

noun

  1. Jerome . 1918–98, US ballet dancer and choreographer. He choreographed the musicals The King and I (1951) and West Side Story (1957)

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Alexander Robbins argued before Seabright that the revised delegation placed Essayli’s authority on the permissible side of the line drawn by the appeals court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Sir Olly Robbins has reached an out-of-court settlement with the government, after he was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson to be US ambassador.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Heather Robbins, who owns the Here We Grow day care, said her enrollment dropped from 14 to eight children after Goodland Guns moved in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Robbins said Cisco hasn’t seen such consistent, elevated demand across all aspects of the company’s portfolio in 30 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Janie could see Jody watching her out of the corner of his eye while he joked roughly with Mrs. Robbins.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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