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Spenser

American  
[spen-ser] / ˈspɛn sər /

noun

  1. Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.


Spenser British  
/ ˈspɛnsə /

noun

  1. Edmund. ?1552–99, English poet celebrated for The Faerie Queene (1590; 1596), an allegorical romance. His other verse includes the collection of eclogues The Shephearde's Calendar (1579) and the marriage poem Epithalamion (1594)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Group life insurance is crucial for people with pre-existing conditions who are denied independent coverage," said certified financial planner Spenser Liszt of Motif Planning in Dallas.

From Reuters Nov. 8, 2023

Brandon and his brother, Spenser, began working part-time as high school students in the mid-2000s.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2023

The subsequent centuries were lousy with Valentine-related poetry and literary references—including the well-known "roses are red" line, which scholars trace to an epic poem by Edmund Spenser.

From Salon Feb. 14, 2023

Joe Sutter, who led the design of the airplane, wrote in a book, “747: Creating the World’s First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures From a Life in Aviation,” which was written with Jay Spenser.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2023

The instructor for her part believed that the text the students used, Adventures in English Literature, which contained selected works by Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, and Daniel Defoe among others, was too hard for them.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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