Robertson

American

[rob-ert-suhn] / ˈrɒb ərt sən /

noun

Oscar Palmer The Big O, born 1938, U.S. basketball player: Basketball Hall of Fame 1980, 2010.
Pat Marion Gordon Robertson, 1930–2023, U.S. evangelist and media mogul noted for his influential political conservatism.
William, 1721–93, Scottish historian, academic, and minister in the Church of Scotland.
Sir William Robert, 1860–1933, British field marshal, noted for his unprecedented rise from enlisted man to highest ranking British army officer.

Robertson British

noun

George ( Islay Macneill ), Baron. born 1946, Scottish Labour politician; secretary-general of NATO (1999–2003)

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Another cut overseen by Robertson for “Beautiful Noise,” this one with Dr. John on organ and Jerome Richardson on flute.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

There was a short pursuit that ended when the pickup truck crashed with a vehicle at Robertson Boulevard and Burton Way, police said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Indeed, for most of Thursday afternoon he appeared to still be feeling the effects of his late-night quarter-final victory over Neil Robertson.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Robertson and Higgins resume on Wednesday at 10:00 BST.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

All that had been done in the mid-twentieth century on “calculating machines” had been upset by Robertson and his positronic brain-paths.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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