Woodward
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C(omer) Vann, 1908–99, U.S. historian.
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Robert Burns, 1917–79, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.
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a town in northwestern Oklahoma.
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Sir Clive . born 1956, English Rugby Union player and subsequently (1997–2004) coach of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.
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R ( obert ) B ( urns ). 1917–79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965
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Woodward said he was initially sent to Devonvale Hall but eventually found accommodation in Stirling.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Simon Woodward said he was given "about 30 seconds" notice to leave his home on Monday evening.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
After grilling Woodward about his sources and coyly asking him about Deep Throat’s identity, Traylor’s Graham asked him if the truth about Watergate would ever be revealed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Overall, 84% of analysts covering GE Aerospace, Woodward, Rolls, and Boeing rate shares Buy, according to FactSet.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Drs. Reyburn and Woodward measured Garfield's temperature, breathing rate, and pulse three times a day and took turns spending the night at the White House.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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