Armstrong

American  

[ahrm-strawng] / ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ /

noun

1. (Daniel) Louis Satchmo, 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

2. Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.

3. Henry Henry Jackson, 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.

4. Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.

5. Neil A., 1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.

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Armstrong British  

/ ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ /

noun

1. Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio

2. ( Daniel ) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer

3. Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)

4. 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

5. 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

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Armstrong

Armstrong and Taylor also rehearse with the actors and the stunt performances ahead of filming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Hilary Armstrong, operations manager at the charity, has suggested a number of reasons why people are not coming forward to foster.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Samantha Thompson, who represented Armstrong and Spofforth, a businesswoman from the Chester area, said the pair "apologise to the claimant for the serious harm to his reputation and his distress".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In support of their claim that Armstrong should, at the very least, be entitled to discovery, Armstrong’s lawyers offered two sworn affidavits.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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