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Baxter

American  
[bak-ster] / ˈbæk stər /

noun

  1. Richard, 1615–91, English Puritan preacher, scholar, and writer.

  2. a first name.


Baxter British  
/ ˈbækstə /

noun

  1. James ( Keir ). 1926–72, New Zealand lyric poet. His works include The Fallen House (1953) and In Fires of No Return (1958)

  2. Richard . 1615–91, English Puritan divine and devotional writer: prominent in church affairs during the Restoration

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Jody Baxter lives with his parents on a subsistence farm in the Florida scrub.

From The Wall Street Journal

Baxter International shares tumble after reporting weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and a dim 2026 outlook.

From Barron's

Shares of Baxter International fell sharply Thursday after the medical device company reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and issued a dim outlook for 2026.

From Barron's

Baxter stock tumbled 16% on Thursday, wiping out all of its gains to start the year.

From Barron's

Nick Stockley, partner at law firm Mayo Wynne Baxter says any new business connected with Global Counsel will find it "very difficult to shake off the Mandelson stigma".

From BBC