Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Brent, Margaret 1600-1671? English-born colonist and feminist. She immigrated to Maryland in 1638 and was the first woman to obtain a land grant there.
Wiktionary
- n. A habitational surname.
- n. A male given name transferred from the surname, taken to regular use in the 20th century.
Etymologies
- From place names in Devon and Somerset, Celtic or Old English "hill". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“GREG HOOLE, ATTORNEY FOR BRENT JEFFS: Brent's suit is about allegations that Warren Jeffs while principal at the Alta Academy (ph) sexually molested Brent when he was approximately five or six-years - old and a student at the academy.”
“The name Brent Simmons has been joined with famed Mac and now iOS RSS app”
“BP expects a return on investment from its investment program in the high teens, based on long-term Brent crude prices at $75 a barrel, according to a person familiar with the deal.”
The Wall Street Journal: BP Defies the North Sea Doom-Mongers
“CB Gabe Lynn and S Kevin Brent are expected to be contributors in the secondary.”
“The stocks of Europe's major oil companies are priced for a long-term Brent price of $75, according to Citi.”
“The bank, which initially said that the IEA's move could potentially lower its near-term Brent crude forecast by $10-$12 a barrel, said Friday that it now saw prices falling only $6-$8 a barrel.”
“I remember Angela being mad at me for causing her the same embarrassment Brent is feeling today.”
“Although the U.S. oil futures continue to trade at a discount to near-term Brent until July, which is contrary to the usual relationship.”
“Brent is the only place in Britian where women earn on average as much as men …”
“Bolland tied it at 1 at 7: 41, tipping in Brent Seabrook's low drive from right point.”
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