jumbo

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She shows me her illustrations for The House Next Door, Or, Jumbo Meat Cleaver painting and another that is also on the studio wall.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Nicknamed "Jumbo" because of his length off the tee, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011 after being named on 50 percent of international ballots.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The English actress Cush Jumbo narrates this ambitious collaboration between Audible and Pottermore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Jumbo brings a humanizing clarity to Lady Macbeth without in the least compromising her character’s fiendish side.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

When he refused to be moved his right name, Jumbo, was used, as the dispatches had gone out in that name.

From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by Coup, W. C.