Robbins
Americannoun
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Frederick C(hapman), 1916–2003, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize 1954.
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Jerome, 1918–1998, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
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Alexander P. Robbins said in a filing last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Robbins, who owns another Here We Grow campus just outside Santa Barbara city limits, opened the Goleta location in January.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“It’s the fastest-moving technology transition that we’ve ever seen,” Chief Executive Chuck Robbins said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In an accompanying video, Mr. Robbins explained his post, saying, “Gloves off. You wanna play dirty, we’re gonna play dirty.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Object was making a slow, scandalized progress through The Lonely Lady by Harold Robbins.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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