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Theroux

British  
/ θəˈruː /

noun

  1. Paul ( Edward ). born 1941, US novelist and travel writer. His novels include Picture Palace (1978), The Mosquito Coast (1981), and My Other Life (1996); travel writings include The Great Railway Bazaar (1975)

"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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Going the opposite way, Justin Theroux, as the Jeff Bezos-like billionaire with the sensibility of an oaf, is awful from the start and his schtick gets more grating the more he presses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

British journalist Louis Theroux, in his recent Netflix documentary “Inside the Manosphere,” exposes how Southern’s experience is hardly unique.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Only Sneako's team responded, providing a statement where he said he wished certain debates he'd had with Theroux had been included.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Newsbeat gathered five young men - the target audience for the manosphere creators - who'd watched the Theroux documentary to get their reaction to it.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Laboratory manual for chemical and bacterial analysis of water and sewage, by Frank R. Theroux, Edward F. Eldridge & W. LeRoy Mallmann. 3d ed. © 27May43; A173289.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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