Lord Jim
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It's an approach backed by many economists, including Lord Jim O'Neill, one of Andy Burnham's new advisers.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Beyond Ofsted inquiry, chaired by former schools minister Lord Jim Knight and funded by the National Education Union, called for a "transformational" alteration to school inspections.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2023
We were like Joseph Conrad’s Marlow telling the story of Lord Jim or the doomed voyage from “Youth.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2018
In 2010, attorneys told Simons there was a way to avoid US taxes on accumulated wealth from the Lord Jim Trust: if the money only went to charity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2017
Top-down attention is what we use to direct our focus, say, on a work project, or listening to Lord Jim through headphones, or when driving on the road.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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