1
: a member of one of the peoples inhabiting Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
2
: a native or subject of Great Britain
especially
: englishman
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All three judges scored it 98-92 for the 29-year-old Briton, who sustained cuts over both eyes from head clashes.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Reserve sailor Richard Mason, another Briton, was drafted in from the coaches’ booth as replacement strategist and Jeremy Wilmot was seconded in from the Australian team to take up the wing trimming role.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The young Briton fortunately avoided any bone fractures but had suffered a right knee contusion, the team said.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Justin Clarke-Samuel, a 41-year-old Briton who performs rap music as Ghetts, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and barred from driving for 17 years for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in an October 2025 hit-and-run in London.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Sancho, writing earlier, undermined the racial assumptions that sustained slavery by his very presence as a literate, voting Black Briton whose letters exposed the hypocrisy of Christian society.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Joshua is expected to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury later this year.
—Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
The Northwest Passage Act, which offered a reward to any Briton who could chart a shipping route through Arctic Canada to Asia, had been repealed in 1818.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
At the beginning of the 2025 F1 season—and following the departure of veteran driver Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari—Mercedes updated its driver lineup, tapping 18-year-old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli to join the more seasoned 27-year-old Briton George Russell.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Reserve sailor Richard Mason, another Briton, was drafted in from the coaches’ booth as replacement strategist and Jeremy Wilmot was seconded in from the Australian team to take up the wing trimming role.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The young Briton fortunately avoided any bone fractures but had suffered a right knee contusion, the team said.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Justin Clarke-Samuel, a 41-year-old Briton who performs rap music as Ghetts, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and barred from driving for 17 years for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in an October 2025 hit-and-run in London.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Sancho, writing earlier, undermined the racial assumptions that sustained slavery by his very presence as a literate, voting Black Briton whose letters exposed the hypocrisy of Christian society.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Joshua is expected to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury later this year.
—Reuters 7 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
The Northwest Passage Act, which offered a reward to any Briton who could chart a shipping route through Arctic Canada to Asia, had been repealed in 1818.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
At the beginning of the 2025 F1 season—and following the departure of veteran driver Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari—Mercedes updated its driver lineup, tapping 18-year-old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli to join the more seasoned 27-year-old Briton George Russell.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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