the British

noun

: the people of Great Britain and especially England
talked about the British

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The production has already united hundreds of family members worldwide who are related to the British POWs, leading to the establishment of the Lisbon Maru Memorial Assn. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025 Shares of QinetiQ shed nearly 21%, tumbling to the bottom of the Stoxx 600, after the British defense firm downwardly revised its revenue outlook for the year. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025 The software firm said its investment will expand Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) footprint in the U.K. and help the British government deliver on its vision for AI innovation and adoption. Robert Olsen, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 On Friday, this unlikely pair was seen yet again in the British capital arriving at a heliport. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the British

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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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