the British

noun

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

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The two have talked about their relationships (Barone dated the British actor Edward Bluemel for many years) and her and Skinner’s respective breakups. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 July 2026 Functioning as a unit has always been an important element for the British royal family’s public persona, with clothes reinforcing that sense of cohesion. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 In Kenya, veterans of the Mau Mau uprising won a settlement in which the British government would distribute £20 million in reparations to five thousand of their survivors. Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Act now to stop that,’ the actors called on Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to intervene in the $111 billion merger for the good of the British screen industry. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 July 2026 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 30 Jul. 2026.

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