Lowell
Americannoun
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Abbott Lawrence 1856–1943, political scientist and educator: president of Harvard University 1909–33.
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his sister Amy, 1874–1925, U.S. poet and critic.
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James Russell, 1819–91, U.S. poet, essayist, and diplomat.
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Percival, 1855–1916, U.S. astronomer and author (brother of Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Amy Lowell).
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Robert, 1917–77, U.S. poet.
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a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “little wolf.”
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Amy ( Lawrence ). 1874–1925, US imagist poet and critic
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James Russell. 1819–91, US poet, essayist, and diplomat, noted for his series of poems in Yankee dialect, Biglow Papers (1848; 1867)
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Robert ( Traill Spence ). 1917–77, US poet. His volumes of verse include Lord Weary's Castle (1946), Life Studies (1959), For the Union Dead (1964), and a book of free translations of European poems, Imitations (1961)
Example Sentences
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During Friday's hearing, one of Lemon's lawyers, Abbe Lowell, expressed concerns to the judge that investigators had taken Lemon's mobile phone when they arrested him in Los Angeles late last month, according to US media.
From BBC
In a statement after his client’s arrest, Mr. Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, invoked Mr. Lemon’s First Amendment right:
Lemon, now an independent journalist, was taken into custody Thursday night in Los Angeles while in town to cover the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said.
From Salon
Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said Lemon was in Los Angeles to cover the upcoming Grammy Awards when he was apprehended in a hotel lobby late Thursday night.
From Salon
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents on Thursday night while in Los Angeles covering the Grammy Awards, according to a statement from his lawyer Abbe Lowell.
From BBC
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