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[kee-per] / ˈki pər /


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“The banking system is in rude health,” says Russell Napier, a global macro strategist and keeper of the Library of Mistakes, an Edinburgh-based collection of books on financial history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

As soon as the coach has delivered their instructions, the keeper gets up to play on.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

As head of chassis dynamics for VW AG’s superluxury brand, he is the keeper and arbiter of what a Bentley is supposed to feel like.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Newcastle have monitored the Parma keeper - although England's James Trafford is said to be their top target - while Leeds have also been linked.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“Don’t take it so much amiss, sir,” pleaded the keeper to the angry passenger; “I’ll sit next you myself. I’ll put ’em on the outside of the row.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Two keepers have come on in the closing stages of a World Cup game with penalties in mind.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Several decades ago, keepers were supposed to stand there and not move until the ball was heading toward them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

In the five World Cups between 1998 and 2014, the U.S. started Friedel, Kasey Keller and Howard — three English Premier League keepers — in goal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The information can be accessed by campaigners and river keepers alike.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

He was an Abnegation leader, after all, and as such, one of the keepers of the truth.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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