Richardson
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Henry Handel Henrietta Richardson Robertson, 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
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Henry Hobson 1838–86, U.S. architect.
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Jack (Carter), 1934–2012, U.S. playwright and novelist.
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Sir Owen Williams, 1879–1959, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1928.
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Sir Ralph (David), 1902–83, English actor.
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Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist.
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Tony, 1928–91, English motion-picture and theatrical director.
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Walter Hart, 1880–1961, U.S. journalist.
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a city in northeastern Texas, near Dallas.
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Dorothy M ( iller ). 1873–1957, British novelist, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing: author of the novel sequence Pilgrimage (14 vols, 1915–67)
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Henry Handel . pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson , 1870–1946, Australian novelist; author of the trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917–29)
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Sir Owen Willans . 1879–1959, British physicist; a pioneer in the study of atomic physics: Nobel prize for physics 1928
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Sir Ralph ( David ). 1902–83, British stage and screen actor
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Samuel . 1689–1761, British novelist whose psychological insight and use of the epistolary form exerted a great influence on the development of the novel. His chief novels are Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747)
Example Sentences
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But recent research from Hurst with economists Christina Patterson, Nela Richardson and Liv Wang suggests that a lot of people are far short of the mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, said the labor market is characterized by “choppy hiring.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
“They co-evolve and learn from each other,” Richardson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said big cities are also preparing, including to prevent harassment of voters or election workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mr. Richardson, in his jacket and tie, had left long before, but he loomed in the background, solid and impressive and important, like a mountain range on the horizon.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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