Allport
Americannoun
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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The Media Show, Allport noted some retail staff could have serious concerns about their occupation or location being made public because of their own personal circumstances.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
In only a few volumes Alan Allport has become the historian of Britain at war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
In his 1924 book Social Psychology, Allport made a sweeping inference from Darwin’s writing to say that expressions begin as vestigial in newborns but quickly assume useful social functions.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2022
Sophie Allport, a British housewares brand, has designed a bone china mug adorned with American flags and Union Jacks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2019
Instead of that, old Allport is expending powder and shot in making a target of her, for no earthly reason beyond that of showing that he is my superior officer, though of equal rank.
From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
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