Peterson
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Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
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Roger Tory, 1908–1996, U.S. ornithologist, author, and artist.
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Example Sentences
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The upcoming draft is considered one of the deepest in years, with three players considered future All-NBA talents: Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, Duke’s Cameron Boozer, and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa.
When the U.S. ratified the 16th Amendment instituting the income tax in 1913, the nation moved from a public-revenue model based on tariffs to one reliant on a graduated income tax, making the tax structure more progressive, opening the U.S. economy, and positioning the country for a global leadership role in the next century, the Peterson Institute wrote.
From Barron's
About the author: Joseph E. Gagnon is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
From Barron's
Greg Auclair, a statistician at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, told BBC Verify that there has been an uptick in foreign investment in the US over the past year.
From BBC
Big picture: “Confidence ticked up in February after falling in January, as consumers’ pessimistic expectations for the future eased somewhat,” said Dana Peterson, chief economist of the Conference Board.
From MarketWatch
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