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Rosebery

American  
[rohz-buh-ree] / ˈroʊz bə ri /

noun

  1. Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.


Rosebery British  
/ -brɪ, ˈrəʊzbərɪ /

noun

  1. Earl of , title of Archibald Philip Primrose . 1847–1929, British Liberal statesman; prime minister (1894–95)

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Gemma Devonish, who worked as head of year at Rosebery School in Epsom, Surrey, died at the scene in Nutfield Close, Carshalton, the Metropolitan Police said.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

In the Rosebery Lounge, Sisi’s spokesman finally appeared and met privately with Eldakhakhny and the other Egyptian journalists for twenty minutes.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 25, 2016

The painting has never been restored and had only changed hands once before, when it was bought in 1878 by Archibald Primrose, the Earl of Rosebery, who later became a British prime minister.

From Reuters • Dec. 4, 2014

Two cars were damaged in Rosebery Street and Ravenscroft Street.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2014

Under Lord Rosebery he was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and became Secretary of State in 1906, under Mr. Campbell-Bannerman; he has now held the post for some ten years.

From My Mission to London 1912-1914 by Lichnowsky, Karl Max, F?rst von

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