Stanley
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Arthur Penrhyn Dean Stanley, 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
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Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th Earl of Derby, 1799–1869, British statesman: prime minister 1852, 1858–59, 1866–68.
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Francis Edgar, 1849–1918, and his twin brother Freelan 1849–1940, U.S. inventors and manufacturers: developed steam-powered car.
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Sir Henry Morton, John Rowlands, 1841–1904, British journalist and explorer in Africa: led successful search for David Livingstone.
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Wendell M(eredith), 1904–71, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize 1946.
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the capital and principal harbor of the Falkland Islands, in the eastern part.
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Mount Stanley, former name of Mount Ngaliema.
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a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning “stone field.”
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the capital of the Falkland Islands, in NE East Falkland Island: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 1989 (2001)
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a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 19 072 (2001)
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Congolese name: Ngaliema Mountain. a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
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Example Sentences
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It sponsored conferences for financial advisers of Morgan Stanley, UBS and others, and recently flew investment advisers to Chicago, putting them up at The Langham hotel with dinner at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse.
Stanley Druckenmiller says artificial intelligence is no longer playing a starring role in his investments, as he focuses more on hard assets like copper and a more diversified portfolio of stocks.
From MarketWatch
The enchanting and rhythmic “Dirty Harry” also examines war and soldiers, with its single cover even giving a nod to Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket.”
From Los Angeles Times
Brink’s has obtained $4.5 billion in committed bridge financing from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, the company said.
She started our session, “his name begins with an S”; and in fact, my grandfather’s name was Stanley, which she couldn’t have known.
From Literature
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