Coetzee

British

/ ˈkɜːtzɪ /

noun

J ( ohn ) M ( ichael ). born 1940, South African novelist: his works include Life and Times of Michael K (1983), Age of Iron (1990), Disgrace (1999), and Elizabeth Costello (2003); Nobel prize for literature (2003)

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Coetzee, who were all working as professors.

From Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Coetzee is the studio photographer for The Wall Street Journal's features section.

From The Wall Street Journal

South Africa will miss David Miller -- announced captain for this series but ruled out with injury -- as well as Gerald Coetzee and Kwena Maphaka, who are both injured.

From Barron's

Van der Mescht was shown a second yellow card early in the second half, earning a 20-minute sin-binning, with South African Stefan Coetzee striking back for Newcastle.

From Barron's

Briefly they threatened to take the chance, Stefan Coetzee delivering off the bench with his first touch in the corner as Newcastle made it 21-19.

From BBC

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