Armstrong
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(Daniel) Louis Satchmo, 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
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Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.
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Henry Henry Jackson, 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.
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Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.
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Neil A., 1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.
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Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
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( Daniel ) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer
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Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)
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Neil ( Alden ). 1930–2012, US astronaut; commanded Apollo 11 on the first manned lunar landing during which he became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969
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Lance . born 1971, US cyclist, winner of 7 Tour de France titles, 1999–2005; stripped of the titles in 2012 and banned for life, having been found to have used banned substances
Example Sentences
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Armstrong, crypto’s highest-profile advocate on the Hill, admonished the senator for changes she was pushing that could have hit the brakes on Coinbase’s ability to pay interest-like rewards on digital tokens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Senate had left for August recess without a vote on the bill when the president called top crypto executives, including Armstrong, to a meeting at the White House that was streamed online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was at the center of it all and exercised the crypto industry’s sway over the bill as its de facto leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Few other people, aside from Trump, had as much influence as Armstrong, according to people involved in the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Dr. Armstrong was peering into the dead man's face.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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