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Aside from having the Aston Martin DB7 and Jaguar I-Pace on his design résumé, the Scotsman has a longstanding affection for the Mini.
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Despite his contemporary fellow Scotsman James Watt inventing the steam engine the same year that The Wealth of Nations was published, Smith was strangely oblivious as to the coming Industrial Revolution, as there was nothing yet automated in this pin factory.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
His mother told The Scotsman that she hadn’t been told that the plan had been discontinued without her consent.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
There's no shortage of luxury trains to choose from in Europe or Asia, from the glamorous Royal Scotsman to the iconic Golden Eagle.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Despite his contemporary fellow Scotsman James Watt inventing the steam engine the same year that The Wealth of Nations was published, Smith was strangely oblivious as to the coming Industrial Revolution, as there was nothing yet automated in this pin factory.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
His mother told The Scotsman that she hadn’t been told that the plan had been discontinued without her consent.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
There's no shortage of luxury trains to choose from in Europe or Asia, from the glamorous Royal Scotsman to the iconic Golden Eagle.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Scotsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scotsman. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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Scotsman
noun
Scots·man
ˈskät-smən 
: a person born or living in Scotland
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