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Shaffer

British

/ ˈʃæfə /

noun

Sir Peter. born 1926, British dramatist. His plays include The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), Equus (1973), Amadeus (1979), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992)

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Ms. Shaffer is a faculty member at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

New locations are coming to El Paso, Albuquerque, Dallas and Denver, and the company is in talks with potential franchise partners in the Midwest and Northeast, spokesperson Brittney Shaffer told The Times in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

But like Salieri, Shaffer was all too aware that popularity isn’t the same thing as greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The film, shot in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, was not about prestige or money for Reiner, Shaffer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The trail Shaffer found was nothing like the groomed and orderly corridor that exists today.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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