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Tennant

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[ten-uhnt] / ˈtɛn ənt /

noun

  1. Smithson, 1761–1815, English chemist: discoverer of osmium and iridium.


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But his third series, which sees a young cast star alongside David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran, follows young offenders through a system which McGovern said had "got to be better".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The filmmakers worked with a limited budget and a small team of three: McShane, Sartenaer and cinematographer Theo Tennant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It was later revived in 2005 by Davies, and in the last two decades stars including Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Jodie Whittaker have played the Doctor.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Campbell started performing as a teenager to make friends; Robertson did so after the “lightbulb moment” of seeing fellow Scot David Tennant in “Doctor Who.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

“The drummer there is Doug ‘the Thug’ Tennant, the sax man is Harrison Eddie ‘Steady’ Patrick...”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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