Thompson
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Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
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David, 1770–1857, Canadian fur trader, surveyor, author, and explorer, born in England.
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David, born 1954, U.S. basketball player.
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Dorothy, 1894–1961, U.S. journalist.
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Francis, 1859–1907, English poet.
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J(ames) Walter, 1847–1928, U.S. advertising executive.
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Sir John Sparrow David, 1844–94, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1892–94.
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Randall, 1899–1984, U.S. composer and teacher.
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Sylvia, 1902–68, English novelist, born in Scotland.
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a city in N central Manitoba, in central Canada: nickel mining.
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a town in NE Connecticut.
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Thompson River, a river with two branches, North Thompson and South Thompson, that join in S British Columbia, Canada, flowing W and SW to the Fraser River: 304 miles (489 km) long.
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a river in S Iowa and N Missouri, flowing SE and S to the Grand River. 175 miles (282 km) long.
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former name of Nlakaʼpamux.
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Benjamin, Count Rumford. 1753–1814, Anglo-American physicist, noted for his work on the nature of heat
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Daley. born 1958, British athlete: Olympic decathlon champion (1980, 1984)
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Emma. born 1959, British actress: her films include Howards End (1991), Sense and Sensibility (1996; also wrote screenplay), Primary Colors (1998), and Love Actually (2003)
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Flora ( Jane ). 1876–1947, British writer, author of the autobiographical Lark Rise to Candleford (1945)
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Francis. 1859–1907, British poet, best known for the mystical poem The Hound of Heaven (1893)
Example Sentences
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Thompson said: "We can't afford to lose them as fast as we are... I for one don't want to see them disappear."
From BBC
Sterling finished with 18 points and Pierce Thompson scored 15 points.
From Los Angeles Times
Thompson said that recent reports of dead and dying seabirds washing ashore in large numbers from Spain to Scotland, is "devastating".
From BBC
CNN Worldwide Chief Executive Mark Thompson tried to quell some of those fears, particularly inside his own newsroom.
From Los Angeles Times
The biggest power plant in Texas, WA Parish near Thompsons, Texas, emitted 49% more sulfur dioxide last year, or 36,000 tons—more than all but six states that year, according to NRDC’s analysis.
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