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Stainer

British  
/ ˈsteɪnə /

noun

  1. Sir John . 1840–1901, British composer and organist, noted for his sacred music, esp the oratorio The Crucifixion (1887)

"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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“It seemed like people were being discharged when they still needed their services,” Ms. Stainer said.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Where Stainer opts to add a diminished chord to “Glory,” Willcocks instead chooses the more symbolically rich “Word.”

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Mr Stainer estimates the UK's 39,000 pubs have, on average, 15 barrels in their cellar at any given time.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2020

Under questioning, Michael Stainer, director of adult institutions for the state's correctional system conceded that inmates had been disciplined for participating in the hunger strike, which he called a "mass disturbance."

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2013

She 52 had told him of the beautiful old Stainer Court, mortgaged and hung up with debts, as deep in ruins as the ivy was thick on the walls.

From The Girl From His Town by Vorst, Marie Van

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