Greer

American

[greer] / grɪər /

noun

Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
a town in NW South Carolina.
a female given name.

Greer British

/ ˈɡrɪə /

noun

Germaine. born 1939, Australian writer, academic, and feminist. Her books include The Female Eunuch (1970), Sex and Destiny (1984), and The Whole Woman (1998)

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The two parties are separate entities, but they have moved to strengthen their ties - and Scottish co-leader Ross Greer has talked about how he and Polanski are old pals.

From BBC

Leigh Greer, head of market regulation at the Utility Regulator said it would continue to monitor the regulated tariffs to make sure any further falls in costs are passed through to customers.

From BBC

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday in a Fox Business interview that notices for the investigations are prepared and will be launched in coming days and weeks.

From Barron's

U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer told the Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria program Wednesday that the tariff rate for some countries will rise to 15% or higher.

From The Wall Street Journal

Champagne's comments follow US trade chief Jamieson Greer saying Canada has to accept "some level of higher tariff" if it wants to do business with the United States.

From BBC

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