Perkins
Americannoun
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Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933–45.
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Maxwell (Evarts), 1884–1947, U.S. editor.
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Chris Perkins of Orange County brought his son Connor to see the surf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Top contributors to Building a Better California include Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder; John Doerr, chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins; and Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Great Britain's Flora Perkins was among 15 riders to crash while speeding downhill early in the race.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Together, these measures were used to calculate a biological age score for participants in the Nutrition for Healthy Living study conducted at the University's Charles Perkins Centre.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026
Somehow you know what they are talking about, know enough to agree that Dorrie Perkins is “olive-y and oval,” but that Emma Strank has cool skin tones and a heart-shaped face.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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