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Suspected of being an informant for the British Army by the republicans, Jean was secretly killed and buried by a trio of IRA volunteers in 1972.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
However, the British car industry lobby group - the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said the U.K. government's stance was unsustainable given the country's EV sales market share had stalled at 18%.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Around 3,500 of them live in Crawley, in southeastern England, taking advantage of the British citizenship that the U.K. government has offered to them.
—Lorraine Mallinder, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
In a podcast interview several weeks ago, Brown noted that Harry never really trained to work, except for his years in the British army.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
However, the British car industry lobby group - the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said the U.K. government's stance was unsustainable given the country's EV sales market share had stalled at 18%.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Around 3,500 of them live in Crawley, in southeastern England, taking advantage of the British citizenship that the U.K. government has offered to them.
—Lorraine Mallinder, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
In a podcast interview several weeks ago, Brown noted that Harry never really trained to work, except for his years in the British army.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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