Robertson
Americannoun
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Oscar Palmer The Big O, born 1938, U.S. basketball player: Basketball Hall of Fame 1980, 2010.
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Pat Marion Gordon Robertson, 1930–2023, U.S. evangelist and media mogul noted for his influential political conservatism.
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William, 1721–93, Scottish historian, academic, and minister in the Church of Scotland.
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Sir William Robert, 1860–1933, British field marshal, noted for his unprecedented rise from enlisted man to highest ranking British army officer.
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Fora's Jonna Robertson, for her part, is counting on a seasonal redistribution, with trips to hotter countries taking place in spring or autumn, in order to avoid both overtourism and exhausting temperatures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Jonna Robertson, a trip advisor at New York-based Fora Travel, said she had observed the phenomenon in the United States, which has also seen its share of sweltering weather.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Tottenham have also added defenders Jan Paul van Hecke, Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi to their ranks and De Zerbi says now the "target is to complete the attacking positions".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
If Smith’s turn was a sign of the top then it’ll remind some of Julian Robertson, a name more familiar to American investors of a certain age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
All of U. S. Robots, from Robertson himself to the new floor-sweeper, would insist on that.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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