Younghusband
Britishnoun
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As noted elsewhere in the article, the subject’s name is Francis Younghusband, not Francis Youngblood.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
This pioneering half-hour - where, presumably, nobody sat on his records - was the first of six weekly ‘talks’, another of which was Climbing Mount Everest, presented by Lt Col Sir Francis Younghusband.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
The BBC commissioning editor of music and events, Jan Younghusband, added: "Top of the Pops was at its most successful as a variety show, not just as a pop show."
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2011
The Younghusband expedition was sent by Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India, to force the 13th Dalai Lama to agree to commercial concessions.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2010
About an hour after leaving Tuna, two or three Tibetan messengers rode out from their camp to interview Colonel Younghusband.
From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund
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