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Pitt

[pit]

noun

  1. William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.

  2. his son William, 1759–1806, British statesman: prime minister 1783–1801, 1804–06.



Pitt

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. William Bradley , born 1963, US actor; his films include Thelma and Louise (1991), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Fight Club (1999), Babel (2006), and Moneyball (2011)

  2. William, known as Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham. 1708–78, British statesman. He was first minister (1756–57; 1757–61; 1766–68) and achieved British victory in the Seven Years' War (1756–63)

  3. his son William, known as Pitt the Younger. 1759–1806, British statesman. As prime minister (1783–1801; 1804–06), he carried through important fiscal and tariff reforms. From 1793, his attention was focused on the wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France

“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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Like his character, washed-up Formula One racer Sonny Hayes, Pitt is returning to the grandest version of this race by his own volition, with his own set of rules.

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The actor stars alongside Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie and had to spend months learning how to drive the racing cars before shooting.

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Thieves broke into a Los Angeles home owned by Brad Pitt on Wednesday and ransacked the actor’s abode while he was out of town, according to law enforcement sources.

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Actor Brad Pitt's home in Los Angeles has been ransacked by a trio of thieves.

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Sometimes he fills the screen with road, other times he places the lens between the windshield and the wheel so all we can see is Pitt’s gloved fist jerking around turns.

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