Anderson
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Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
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Dame Judith, 1898–1992, Australian actress in the U.S.
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Margaret Caroline, 1893?–1973, U.S. editor and magazine publisher.
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Marian, 1902–93, U.S. contralto.
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Maxwell, 1888–1959, U.S. dramatist.
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Philip Warren, 1923–2020, U.S. physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel Prize 1977.
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Sherwood, 1876–1941, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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a city in central Indiana.
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a city in northwestern South Carolina.
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a river in the Northwest Territories, northern Canada, flowing north and west to the Beaufort Sea. 465 miles (748 km) long.
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Carl David. 1905–91, US physicist, who discovered the positron in cosmic rays (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1936
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Elizabeth Garrett. 1836–1917, English physician and feminist: a campaigner for the admission of women to the professions
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John. 1893–1962, Australian philosopher, born in Scotland, whose theories are expounded in Studies in Empirical Philosophy (1962)
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Dame Judith, real name Frances Margaret Anderson. 1898–1992, Australian stage and film actress
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Lindsay ( Gordon ) 1923–94, British film and theatre director: his films include This Sporting Life (1963), If (1968), O Lucky Man! (1973), and The Whales of August (1987)
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Marian. 1902–93, US contralto, the first Black permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York
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Philip Warren. born 1923, US physicist, noted for his work on solid-state physics. Nobel prize for physics 1977
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Sherwood. 1874–1941, US novelist and short-story writer, best known for Winesburg Ohio (1919), a collection of short stories illustrating small-town life
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Example Sentences
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Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" was named best picture by Hollywood producers on Saturday, continuing its awards season streak before the Oscars.
From Barron's
Paul Thomas Anderson’s darkly comedic action-thriller “One Battle After Another” won the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, continuing its dominating run through awards season.
From Los Angeles Times
Inflation is looking like it’s heating up in the first quarter, agreed Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch
Inflation is looking like it is heating up in the first quarter, agreed Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch
There was more upheaval last week at the news magazine, when “60 Minutes” correspondent and CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper announced that he’d be leaving to spend more time with his family.
From Los Angeles Times
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