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Brooks

[ brooks ]

noun

  1. Gwendolyn, 1917–2000, U.S. poet and novelist.
  2. Phillips, 1835–93, U.S. Protestant Episcopal bishop and pulpit orator.
  3. Van Wyck [van , wahyk], 1886–1963, U.S. author and critic.
  4. a male given name.


Brooks

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. BrooksGeraldine1955FAustralianLITERATURE: novelist Geraldine . born 1955, Australian writer. Her novels include March (2005), which won the Pulitzer prize
  2. BrooksMel1926MUSTHEATRE: comedy writerTHEATRE: actorFILMS AND TV: director Mel , real name Melvyn Kaminsky . born 1926, US comedy writer, actor, and film director. His films include The Producers (1968), Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1996)
  3. BrooksTroyal) Garth1962MUSMUSIC: country singerMUSIC: songwriter ( Troyal ) Garth. born 1962, US country singer and songwriter; his bestselling records include Ropin' the Wind (1991) and Scarecrow (2001)
“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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Yeah, I’m talking, for instance, about New York Times columnist David Brooks calling for mass action against the Trump regime and quoting the “Communist Manifesto,” pretty much non-ironically.

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Brooks claimed he was not medically fit to stand trial, that accommodations were not being made in order for him to attend trial, and that the trial was unfair.

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Brooks & Dunn released its latest album “Reboot II” in November and has three shows remaining this month on its New Moon tour.

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Brooks went to Mr Perks's home in Halam, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours and broke in armed with a crowbar, cans of petrol, matches and a knife.

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But Murdoch’s oldest son, Lachlan, who serves as chief executive of Fox, insisted his company hold onto the prime real estate where Shirley Temple, Marilyn Monroe and Mel Brooks once worked.

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