Shearer
Americannoun
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Shearer - after three successive seasons scoring more than 30 Premier League goals and a Euro 96 Golden Boot - had his pick of Manchester United or Real Madrid.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
"Never a red card, not in the Premier League," former England striker Shearer said of Martinez's dismissal.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"They could blow it playing like that," said former Newcastle and England forward Alan Shearer, who is a pundit on Saturday's Match of the Day.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
“I backed right out of there, no problem. It’s like I’d never done it in the first place,” Shearer said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The Shearer was distinct from the Shearman or Sherman, the former operating on the sheep and the latter on the nap of the cloth.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
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