Edward Trowbridge Eddie, 1887–1951, U.S. baseball player.
Michael, 1890–1922, Irish revolutionist and patriot.
Michael, 1930–2021, U.S. astronaut.
William, 1721–59, English poet.
(William) Wilkie 1824–89, English novelist.
Michael. 1890–1922, Irish republican revolutionary: a leader of Sinn Féin; member of the Irish delegation that negotiated the treaty with Great Britain (1921) that established the Irish Free State
( William ) Wilkie. 1824–89, British author, noted particularly for his suspense novel The Moonstone (1868)
William. 1721–59, British poet, noted for his odes; regarded as a precursor of romanticism
First recorded in 1940–45; after the proper name Collins
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Fans — including Zegler herself, who once tweeted “girls don’t want boys. girls want suzanne collins to release a haymitch abernathy origin trilogy” — have been clamoring for a Haymitch-centric prequel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
My preferred summer cocktail will always include gin, so I’ve chosen a riff on a classic tom collins.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2020
Lorde tweeted: “my love for phil collins is a beautiful thing”.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2016
Tags: Baseball, david wright, mets, retaliation, terry collins Baseball evokes the image of a father having that catch with his son.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2012
LONDON: seeley, fleet street; westley and davis, ave-maria-lane; hatchard, piccadilly; lindsay and co., south street, andrew street, edinburgh; collins, glasgow; wakeman, dublin, wilson and son, york.
From The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies by Crabb, James
Because “that’s where the data is,” Mr. Collins writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Over the course of his work, Mr. Collins became interested in how people create engaging lives for themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Leigh got the idea after reading a New York Times article about Imelda Collins, who raised about $1.4 million last year by raffling her two-bedroom cottage in Ireland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Collins called for investigations of the incident, and noted that she had supported some small measures in the recent bill, such as funding for body cameras and de-escalation training.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
The lock Deputy Collins had broken was fixed, so Doc had to be around somewhere.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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