Baldwin
Americannoun
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James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.
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James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.
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Loammi 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.
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Matthias William 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
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Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.
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a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.
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a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
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a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
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James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)
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Stanley , 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)
Example Sentences
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He helped rescue people trapped in the Baldwin Hills dam collapse and helped police track fleeing criminals — just the way present-day news pilots do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Baldwin said its board has already approved the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Yamamoto gave up a leadoff homer to Drake Baldwin but was lights out from there, allowing only three more hits and striking out eight before he exited with one out in the seventh inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The "stunning" route was nominated by Amanda Jane Baldwin, who said she has trodden the path "more times than I can count" since moving to Winscombe seven years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
A New York Times correspondent in a London press conference quoted the author and dramatist James Baldwin, who thought the death of Malcolm X was “a major setback for the Negro movement.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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