Surtees
Americannoun
noun
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John. born 1934, British racing motorcyclist and motor-racing driver. He was motorcycling world champion (1956, 1958–60) and Formula One world champion (1964), the only man to have been world champion in both sports
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Robert Smith. 1803–64, British journalist and novelist, who satirized the sporting life of the English gentry in such works as Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities (1838)
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Karen Surtees, 60, from Crawcrook in Gateshead, said a number of people living on her street, including an 84-year-old relative, had not seen any compensation 10 weeks on.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022
Mrs Surtees said she finally received a cheque on Friday morning, more than two months after her power went off.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022
The Scuderia’s last world title had been won by John Surtees in 1964, and the whole team was now being urgently rejuvenated.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2019
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith and the Guardian’s Joshua Surtees explain how they helped reunite the boys with their mother.
From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2019
Mrs. Surtees had also much to say of Mrs. Siddons.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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