McDowell
Americannoun
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Ephraim, 1771–1830, U.S. surgeon.
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Irvin, 1818–85, Union general in the American Civil War.
Example Sentences
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“There were umpires in the Valley who trembled at the thought of being behind home plate with McDowell on the mound,” I wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I have Sir Isaac Newton's personal assurance that it did indeed hit the moon, there's no way for it to have escaped," Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist and space analyst, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, Amazon has only 179 satellites in orbit, according to the astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
The service was overseen by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev John McDowell.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
According to the West Virginia history books, no one had ever lived in the valleys and hills of McDowell County before we came to dig out the coal.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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