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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)

"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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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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