Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
from Romany
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The launches make that hypothetical threat real, said Douglas Barrie, a specialist in military aerospace at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Last year, director Barrie Kosky created a sensation with his staging at Komische Oper Berlin, which starred American countertenor John Holiday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
An investigation was in the early stages but Insp Simon Barrie said it appeared "to be an unfortunate accident".
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
But for Season 5, the creatives behind the show were looking to make “Vecna on steroids,” as Barrie Gower, the prosthetics wiz for “Stranger Things,” put it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
In honor of Miss Barrie, my eighth-grade teacher, I’d like to call attention to the quotation above: ex ovo omnia.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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