Sharpe
Americannoun
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Though the more famous Lord Cochrane would inspire O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey, Miller was cut from the cloth of Bernard Cornwell’s fictional Richard Sharpe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Research conducted partly by Nobel Prize-winning economist William Sharpe shows that, in boom times, investors expect higher returns at lower risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe told BBC Radio 5 Live it was a good decision to send HMS Dragon but "too late".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Sharpe also says that Iran's drones and missile capabilities "are massively dispersed".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
She told Mrs. Sharpe about finding the third letter tucked neatly into the bushes.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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