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Breyer is married to Joanna Freda Hare, a psychologist and member of the British aristocracy.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026
Deadline revealed last month how the British government’s Redundancy Payments Service had stepped in to repay some of the roughly £600,000 ($800,000) owed to people employed on the indie feature.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026
Deadline revealed last month how the British government’s Redundancy Payments Service had stepped in to repay some of the roughly £600,000 ($800,000) owed to people employed on the indie feature.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the British
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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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