Phillips
Americannoun
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David Graham, 1867–1911, U.S. novelist.
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Jayne Anne, born 1952, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and novelist.
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Stephen, 1868–1915, English poet and playwright.
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Wendell, 1811–84, U.S. orator and reformer.
noun
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"There were lots of them and several colonial nest areas in the dry sandy ground," said Phillips.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
The University of Melbourne's associate head of psychological sciences, Lisa Phillips, said she was not surprised it was a female lawmaker who had been attacked.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
As Rod Phillips demonstrates in “Cats: A History”—an encyclopedic study of mankind’s ever-changing perception of felines—the concept of the nonworking housecat is, at the outermost, only 200 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Roberts sticks to his plan: Snell for Mitchell, then Phillips for the right-handed Cooper Pratt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Not only to me but to all the Phillips workers, Mr. Moorman acted more as a kindly older brother than a crew boss.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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