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Flaxman

American

[flaks-muhn] / ˈflæks mən /

noun

John, 1755–1826, English sculptor and draftsman.

Flaxman British

/ ˈflæksmən /

noun

John . 1755–1826, English neoclassical sculptor and draughtsman, noted particularly for his monuments and his engraved illustrations for the Iliad , the Odyssey , and works by Dante and Aeschylus

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Ultimately, Mr Flaxman said Jersey was still a fantastic place to live, even though it comes with a high cost of living and housing.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

The study’s “careful comparisons could help us understand what was happening in a complex situation,” Flaxman said.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

Romario Henry, 31, of Bell Green, Lewisham, south east London, and Mr Okorosobo, of Flaxman Road, Camberwell, south London, are the two men on trial.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

Robert Flaxman, who pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiring with William “Rick” Singer in the college admissions scandal, died in Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022

There she was associated with Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thorwaldsen, Flaxman, Thackeray, George Eliot and George Sand; and she was frequently the guest of the Brownings at Casa Guidi, in Florence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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