Bridges
Americannoun
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Calvin Blackman 1889–1938, U.S. geneticist.
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Harry (Alfred Bryant Renton) 1900–1990, U.S. labor leader, born in Australia.
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Robert (Seymour), 1884–1930, English poet and essayist: poet laureate 1913–30.
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Example Sentences
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The comments by Lincoln City Councilmember Holly Andreatta at Twelve Bridges High School also have drawn attention to the emergence of Turning Point USA groups at high schools nationwide.
From Los Angeles Times
While the dwelling was originally built more than 100 years ago, it has been “extensively renovated” over the years, including a significant transformation in 2016, while Bridges still owned it.
From MarketWatch
The civil-rights coin highlighted Bridges on the front and a scene from a civil-rights march on the reverse with the words “we shall overcome.”
The story of the Clinton 12 is not as widely known as the Little Rock Nine or Ruby Bridges, other students who integrated schools after Boyce.
From Los Angeles Times
Preliminary detour routes for the bridge’s closure would send commuters, tourists and cargo through Harry Bridges Boulevard in Wilmington and on the 110 and 405 freeways.
From Los Angeles Times
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