Manning
Americannoun
noun
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Henry Edward. 1808–92, British churchman. Originally an Anglican, he was converted to Roman Catholicism (1851) and made archbishop of Westminster (1865) and cardinal (1875)
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Olivia. 1908–80, British novelist and short-story writer, best known for her novel sequence Fortunes of War , comprising the Balkan Trilogy (1960–65) and the Levant Trilogy (1977–80)
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Australian game developer Jon Manning said he asked Scott Forstall, then-head of Apple's mobile operating system iOS, about the phenomenon when he bumped into him in California in 2010.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Struber took over at Ashton Gate in June after Liam Manning, who had taken the club into the play-offs, left to take charge at Norwich City.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Quarterbacks tend to earn the most, with Texas’s Arch Manning having an NIL value of $5.6 million, and Oregon’s Dante Moore enjoying an NIL valuation at an estimated $3 million a year.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
Professor Manning explained the broader significance of the findings.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
Manning had been sent by a group of men from the East Coast who wanted to ensure that Seabiscuit would lose the Santa Anita Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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