Stevenson
Ad·lai Ew·ing [ad-ley yoo-ing], /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/, 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
Robert Louis Robert Lewis Balfour, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.
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Stevenson then wheeled to third on Trea Turner’s flyout to right.
A missed call and missed opportunities seal Braves’ three-game sweep of Nationals | Jesse Dougherty | May 6, 2021 | Washington PostAuthorities said Thomas and Stevenson were also charged with shooting two other men who were with Allen.
Police arrest two men in January killing in Southeast Washington | Peter Hermann | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostHuman beings, as Stevenson’s work repeatedly shows us, are consistently inconsistent.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent | Michael Dirda | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostStevenson said her concerns about the coronavirus led her to decide to remain at her sister’s home in Northern Virginia during the ceremony and watch it on TV.
Washington-bound travelers finding higher airfares, hotel rates for Jan. 20 presidential inauguration | Keith L. Alexander | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post“I just want to be in the same city as it is happening,” Stevenson said.
Washington-bound travelers finding higher airfares, hotel rates for Jan. 20 presidential inauguration | Keith L. Alexander | November 9, 2020 | Washington Post
Russ told me, I remember, that he met Bacall during an Adlai Stevenson campaign.
Lauren Bacall Was Deeply Liberal and Deeply Anti-Communist | Michael Tomasky | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStevenson was struck by how information sometimes gradually came into focus for people.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbove the cliffs at Omaha Beach is the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, beautifully landscaped by Markely Stevenson.
A month before Kennedy was shot, Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was assaulted in Dallas.
In one, Adlai Stevenson explains, like a displaced Mafia don, why he feels angry at JFK, whose career he helped to advance.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK | Ted Widmer | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf this be so, might not the Cauldwell charter chest contain some references to their Stevenson tenantry?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonMr. Skinner says he “thinks Mr. Stevenson must be a very kind man”; he little knows me.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonTurn back to the paragraph from Stevenson and notice how little there is to it when reduced to bare outline.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterStevenson knew well who was telling the story; David is too good a story-teller to tell what he could not know.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterYet when handled as Stevenson and Irving handled it, description assists in accenting the mood of the action.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for Stevenson
/ (ˈstiːvənsən) /
Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)
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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