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[bur-jis] / ˈbɜr dʒɪs /


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It is hosted by Tony Award nominee Laura Benanti and actor Tituss Burgess and includes the first round of Tony Award presentations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“It had an aura of roadside diner about it. … Everybody would see the giant penguin out there. I don’t think Burgess Meredith ever ate there, though.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Messrs. Curtin and Burgess implicate an entire influential field of literature projecting future climate damages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Rick Burgess from the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People said research suggested thousands of people were in arrears to their councils.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Philby had not yet been revealed as a Soviet spy, but two of his colleagues, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, had just defected to the Soviet Union.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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