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Shearer

American  
[sheer-er] / ˈʃɪər ər /

noun

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


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Brian Shearer from Vanderbilt University’s Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation has made a persuasive case for capping credit card rates for the rest of us too.

From Los Angeles Times

"Their aim has to be salvaging the season by qualifying for the Champions League with a top-four or perhaps top-five finish - but that's a big drop-off from what we saw last season," added Shearer.

From BBC

Ex-Newcastle striker Alan Shearer added: "He knows the rules though, if you don't win games you are going to get sacked. He looked a very tired man by the end."

From BBC

"This is something people would see, they would notice, they would feel it," said Brian Shearer, a researcher at Vanderbilt's Policy Accelerator and the author of the study.

From BBC

After showing me around the production floor, Andrew Shearer, the company’s 29-year-old head distiller, walked me to the big, airy bar.

From The Wall Street Journal