Beaverbrook
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She would hitchhike to London to stay with her friend, the newspaper proprietor and Cabinet minister, Lord Beaverbrook.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2018
Lady Mary calls off her engagement to Sir Richard Carlisle, who is said to be inspired by the powerful press baron Lord Beaverbrook.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014
Here come Northcliffe, Beaverbrook and Co, creating a press that sold many millions to ordinary working people – that is, made for voters outside the charmed circle of Britain's upper caste.
From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2012
He says Beaverbrook had openly admitted running his newspapers to promote his own political agenda, and was unapologetic.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2011
A certain Mr. Beaverbrook often talks on the English radio about what he considers to be the far too lenient bombardment of Germany.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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