Walcott
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Derek, 1930–2017, West Indian poet and playwright: Nobel Prize 1992.
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Joe Arnold CreamJersey Joe, 1914–94, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52.
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Derek ( Alton ). born 1930, St Lucian poet and playwright, whose works include the poetry collections In a Green Night (1962) and The Bounty (1997), the play The Dream on Monkey Mountain (1967), and the long poem Omeros (1990): Nobel prize for literature 1992
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Jersey Joe, real name Arnold Raymond Cream. 1914–94, US boxer: world heavyweight champion 1951–52
Example Sentences
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Maybe Theo Walcott realised what he had said as soon as the words left his mouth.
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Walcott was talking to Wayne Rooney when he appeared to question if the Manchester United team of 2008 could "compete" with the Arsenal side of today.
From BBC
In fairness to Walcott, he did also say the United side of '08 were "probably the best team that I've ever played against".
From BBC
Rooney and Walcott were working as pundits on Arsenal's 3-1 win at Inter Milan in the Champions League.
From BBC
But was former Arsenal winger Walcott right to even make such a comparison?
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