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Shearer

American  
[sheer-er] / ˈʃɪər ər /

noun

  1. Moira Moira Shearer King, 1926–2006, British ballerina.


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Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer agreed and said: "You should have given a penalty when you gave two like that. How on earth do you not give another one."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Alan Shearer still leads the Premier League's all-time standings in terms of goalscorers - and you get the feeling he will do for a long time yet.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Shearer said families who had received vouchers in the past would be eligible for help this Easter and encouraged them to contact Citizens Advice Somerset online or by phone.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Shearer is among the few American truckers to drive a pilot model Semi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Another good designer and maker of much excellent furniture of this time was "Shearer," who has been unnoticed by nearly all writers on the subject.

From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick