Stubbs

American

[stuhbz] / stʌbz /

noun

William, 1825–1901, English historian and bishop.

Stubbs British

/ stʌbz /

noun

George. 1724–1806, English painter, noted esp for his pictures of horses

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Breetzke and the uncapped Marques Ackerman look set to come into the top order in place of Stubbs and Verreynne.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Batter Breetzke has been added to the squad at the expense of Tristan Stubbs, who is left out for the second Test in Gqeberha after making scores of 32 and one in Durban.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

McLean remained in the game and struck out Philadelphia’s Garrett Stubbs to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“There’s a sense of relief of just knowing what actually we’re dealing with by now,” said David Stubbs, chief investment strategist at AlphaCore Wealth Advisory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Dr. Stubbs laughed with sardonic amusement at the prospect.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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