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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“We hate that we have to do it, but there is not a lot else we can do to coax compliance,” Robert Hornik Jr., the town’s longtime attorney, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
In an email, Robert Arnott, the firm’s founder, said SpaceX is ranked 520th in the firm’s index of large- and midcap U.S. stocks, with a float-adjusted weighting of just 0.0036%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
Its founding team included Tesla veteran Mark Schwager and Napa Valley wine scion Carlo Mondavi, the grandson of Napa legend Robert Mondavi.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
"Mam and Pat's father was John Carney and he was the brother of Robert Carney, who is Mark Carney's grandfather. Imagine, his grandson is the prime minister of Canada," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Cornelius Grinnell and Robert Kane began denying the marriage rumors in the spring of 1854, around the time that Elisha’s book about his first Arctic trip was published.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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