Stevenson
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Adlai Ewing 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
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his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
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Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
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Robert Louis Robert Lewis Balfour, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.
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Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)
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Robert Louis ( Balfour ). 1850–94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)
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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Chase Stevenson had two hits and three RBIs, including a home run.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Chase Stevenson had a two-run double for Alemany in the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
At Grails Miami, a sports bar in the Wynwood neighborhood, watch parties for Inter Miami games fill the venue, which has more than 70 TVs and capacity for 400 people, general manager Lea Stevenson said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
It remembers with pleasure and some glory that Robert Louis Stevenson lived there.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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