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Beaumarchais

American  
[boh-mar-she] / boʊ marˈʃɛ /

noun

  1. Pierre Augustin Caron de 1732–99, French dramatist.


Beaumarchais British  
/ bomarʃɛ /

noun

  1. Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)

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Even after access to his social media platform was cut off by the provider, Beaumarchais is accused of creating another account under a similar social media handle, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

“Tarare,” which has a libretto by Pierre Beaumarchais, dares to show the overthrow of a despot.

From The New Yorker • May 27, 2019

The quote from Beaumarchais, “I laugh at everything in order not to cry,” projected on the scrim at the start, should be a mantra for today’s opera composers: Write more comedies!

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2018

“This port was crucial for the American Revolution; Beaumarchais transported arms to the American war effort.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2017

He told Deane to meet secretly with one of the best-known characters in Paris, Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen