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Hudson

American  
[huhd-suhn] / ˈhʌd sən /

noun

  1. Henry, died 1611?, English navigator and explorer.

  2. William Henry, 1841–1922, English naturalist and author.

  3. a river in E New York, flowing S to New York Bay. 306 miles (495 km) long.

  4. a town in central Massachusetts.

  5. a town in S New Hampshire.

  6. a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.


Hudson British  
/ ˈhʌdsən /

noun

  1. Henry. died 1611, English navigator: he explored the Hudson River (1609) and Hudson Bay (1610), where his crew mutinied and cast him adrift to die

  2. W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1841–1922, British naturalist and novelist, born in Argentina, noted esp for his romance Green Mansions (1904) and the autobiographical Far Away and Long Ago (1918)

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The Bruins are also expected to have tight end Hudson Habermehl back after he was cleared out of concussion protocol.

From Los Angeles Times

“The challenge will be, can they deliver? They have minimum viable products in a bunch of different areas,” said Bryan Clark, a former Navy strategist who is now at the Hudson Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal

Saturday as fire crews gained the upper hand on the stubborn blaze aboard cargo ship One Henry Hudson.

From Los Angeles Times

“It looks like a bit of a mismatch between the seasonal flu vaccine strains” and the new subvariant, Hudson said.

From Los Angeles Times

She describes her previously healthy lifestyle, which included running, skiing and even once swimming in New York's Hudson River, "eerily, to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society".

From BBC