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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 veteran academic of London's politics, Tony Travers, a politics professor at the London School of Economics, says the capital may be about to witness a "political earthquake".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

However, the U.S. will continue to draw European companies in, Travers Smith’s Sanders said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Pamela, as Travers was known around the Disney studio, was grouchy before she granted the rights and grouchy afterwards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“Well,” Travers coughed, “I heard that the inhabitants of Malfoy Manor were confined to the house, after the...ah...escape.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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