Winston

American

[win-stuhn] / ˈwɪn stən /

noun

a male given name.

Winston British

/ ˈwɪnstən /

noun

Robert ( Maurice Lipson ), Baron. born 1940, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, noted for his work on human infertility treatment; as a broadcaster, his TV series include The Human Body (1998) and How Science Changed the World (2010)

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A man has been charged with criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, police have said.

From BBC

He was on holiday in Gairloch, Wester Ross, and brought his ministers - who included Winston Churchill - together in Inverness.

From BBC

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, the Metropolitan Police said.

From BBC

In Zelensky's lengthy morning video address, the Ukrainian president was seen striding through subterranean corridors of the presidential palace in central Kyiv - underground passages lined with pipes and cables, reminiscent of Winston Churchill's World War Two offices in London.

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“I often see retirees feeling pressure to live the retirement they think they should be living,” says Heather Winston, assistant vice president at Principal Financial Group.

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