Winslow

American

[winz-loh] / ˈwɪnz loʊ /

noun

Edward, 1595–1655, English colonist and author in America: governor of the Plymouth colony 1633, 1639, 1644.
a male given name.

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In this collection of short pieces, Mr. Winslow returns to the danger zone.

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He’s the least of the problems with the film, based on the novella by Don Winslow.

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The crime writer Don Winslow has repeatedly followed his characters into the wild borderland between law and crime.

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He was in Kenya when he decided to try his own hand: “I went back to my tent, grabbed a yellow manuscript pad, and started writing,” Mr. Winslow recalled in 2023.

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Is it any wonder then that the poster image for “American Landscapes in Watercolor From the Corcoran Collection,” at the National Gallery of Art through Feb. 1, 2026, is by Winslow Homer?

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