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Humphries

British  
/ ˈhʌmfrɪz /

noun

  1. ( John ) Barry . born 1934, Australian comic actor and writer, best known for creating the character Dame Edna Everage

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It joins the 158 works by 106 artists that were added to MOCA’s permanent collection last year, including major works by Jacqueline Humphries, Mike Kelley, Shizu Saldamando, Mary Weatherford, Julie Mehretu and Nairy Baghramian.

From Los Angeles Times

These were a Games that saw two forty-something American bobsledders, Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries, win medals in front of their children while Mexico’s Sarah Schleper, competing in her seventh Olympics, skied alongside one of her kids, making them the first mother-son to duo to participate in the same Winter Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Humphries and brakewoman Jasmine Jones, a former USC track star, finished third behind a pair of German sleds.

From Los Angeles Times

Humphries, competing in her fifth Winter Games, finished third in the monobob earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times

World champion Littler and defending Premier League winner Luke Humphries were expected to dominate this season's proceedings again, but the early weeks have not worked out like that.

From BBC