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Allison

American  
[al-uh-suhn] / ˈæl ə sən /

noun

  1. Donald Donnie, born 1939, and his brother, Robert (Bobby ), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.

  2. a first name, form of Alice.


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“Tarrant, like Texas, often has the lowest voter participation of any urban county in the United States, so we have a large amount of room to grow that allows us to put up big numbers,” said Allison Campolo, chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party.

From Salon

"She's absolutely obliterated that world record... What better way to head on to the world indoors," British former 400m athlete Allison Curbishley said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC

"Our results flip the script on how we have typically thought amino acids formed in asteroids," said Allison Baczynski, assistant research professor of geosciences at Penn State and co-lead author on the paper.

From Science Daily

Brian grew up on Burleigh Street and moved back there with his wife, Allison, two years ago.

From BBC

"My sisters live 10 minutes up the road, and they could smell it," Allison said.

From BBC