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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Example Sentences
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Tightly holding her citizenship certificate against her chest, Patrice Ann Robertson wiped away a tear; she's now officially Ghanaian nearly a decade after she started living in the west African country.
From Barron's
George Robertson was his opposite number for Labour.
From BBC
Against Wolves, the old guard did the job for Slot with Salah, Robertson and Jones sending Liverpool to victory.
From BBC
He will need that composure in a high-pressure job that seemed to ruffle predecessor Scott Robertson.
From BBC
Robertson arranges stargazing in her mobile observatory, night hikes, swims and meteor watch parties.
From BBC
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