Robert
Americannoun
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Henry Martyn 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”
Example Sentences
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The International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol recently warned that oil inventories are falling “very fast,” according to Robert Yawger, commodity specialist at Mizuho Securities, in a note emailed May 18.
From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026
This is what it feels like to live in a society that has succumbed to what the late psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton described as “malignant normality.”
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The returning Robert Baloucoune scored a superb try for brief respite, but Baptiste Erdocio and Wilfrid Hounkpatin responded in brutal fashion to end any faint hopes of a comeback.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Robert McCormick, the owner of the Chicago Tribune, wanted to sponsor an event to promote the 1933-34 “century of progress” World’s Fair in the city, and asked the Tribune’s sports editor, Arch Ward, for ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Abraham and Mary are pictured with sons Robert, Willie, and Tad.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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