Dawson

American  

[daw-suhn] / ˈdɔ sən /

noun

1. Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.

2. William Levi, 1899–1990, U.S. composer and conductor.

3. a town in NW Canada, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers: former capital of the Yukon Territory.

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Dawson British  

/ ˈdɔːsən /

noun

1. a town in NW Canada, in the Yukon on the Yukon River: a boom town during the Klondike gold rush (at its height in 1899). Pop: 1251 (2001)

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Dawson

"The way we avoid grief can be really harmful to us," Dawson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

At a separate press conference on Wednesday, Portadown District Master Nigel Dawson said the lodge would "not be bullied or threatened by any residents' group who step outside the law".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Even so, Mr. Dawson says, “Darline could be in trouble.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dawson was helped by the combination of turn and bounce on offer from the surface, something Ahmed was not afforded earlier in the series.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Here’s the thing with Summer Dawson: she has this way of talking where she can say stuff like this, and people don’t seem to mind.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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