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Shearer

American  
[sheer-er] / ˈʃɪər ər /

noun

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


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Shearer scored 260 goals in 441 Premier League matches for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Watching so much Premier League football, at least Shearer is able to monitor that goal-scoring record of his.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Unsure of whether he would enter the world of management or media post-retirement, Shearer served as interim Newcastle manager in 2009 for the remaining eight games of the season.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Shearer and Newcastle are a pair synonymous with one another.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

With Chippendale there arose a marvellously brilliant school of English cabinetmakers, in which the most outstanding names are those of Sheraton, Heppelwhite, Shearer and the Adams.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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