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Beatty

[bee-tee, bey-tee]

noun

  1. David 1st Earl of the North Sea and of Brooksby, 1871–1936, British admiral.

  2. (Henry) Warren, born 1937, U.S. actor.



Beatty

/ ˈbiːtɪ /

noun

  1. David , 1st Earl Beatty. 1871–1936, British admiral of the fleet in World War I

  2. Warren , full name Henry Warren Beatty. Born 1937, US film actor and director: his films include Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Reds (1981, also directed), Bugsy (1991), and Bulworth (1998, also wrote and directed)

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Warren Beatty was reluctant to play another outlaw so soon after “Bonnie and Clyde.”

Warren Beatty is over here, Brando and Nicholson are over here — Valley view, Beverly Hills view, on a promontory with a pool.

David Beatty said he lived at the encampment near the interstate for about six months, moving there after another encampment closure.

From Slate

“I don’t know how far a walk that is,” Beatty said.

From Slate

In January 2007, Devon County Council sold the airport to Regional and City Airports - a specialist airport investment and development group run by Balfour Beatty - in a deal worth £60m.

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