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Travers

American

[trav-erz] / ˈtræv ərz /

noun

P(amela) L., 1899–1996, Australian writer, especially of children's stories, in England.

Travers British

/ ˈtrævɜːz /

noun

Ben ( jamin ). 1886–1980, British dramatist, best known for such farces as Rookery Nook (1926), Thark (1927), and Plunder (1928)

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Sovereignty, who did not participate last year, won the Belmont and later the Travers and was voted Horse of the Year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“The whole thing has an Alice in Wonderland quality to it,” Travers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But he is likely to limp on if his defense is true—that he was lied to or was misled by his own government, Travers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"The truth is, the constraints of real government would be just as real if they got in at Westminster," Prof Travers says.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Dad gets up and turns on the porch light, and there he is, Judd Travers, looking as mean and nasty as I ever seen him look.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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