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Cobden

[ kob-duhn ]

noun

  1. Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.


Cobden

/ ˈkɒbdən /

noun

  1. CobdenRichard18041865MBritishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistPOLITICS: statesman Richard. 1804–65, British economist and statesman: with John Bright a leader of the successful campaign to abolish the Corn Laws (1846)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Officers were trying to detain 15-year-old Marcel Wochna near Southampton's Cobden Bridge when he jumped into the River Itchen on 8 November 2021.

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From that moment Lightning looked in control and, with the introduction of wing defence Beth Cobden who has missed much of the season with injury, their finals experience shone through and Pulse looked shaken.

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The 4-1 shot was aimed at this race by trainer Paul Nicholls, and jockey Harry Cobden produced a superb ride.

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Brinley Cobden and Moustafa Ibrahim have followed the grand jury developments, but the couple had an entirely different reason to keep an eye on the media.

Asked on her way out of the clerk’s office what she would remember about the day, Cobden said simply, “We got married.”

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