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Sullivan

[suhl-uh-vuhn]

noun

  1. Annie Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy, 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.

  2. Sir Arthur (Seymour), 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.

  3. Ed(ward Vincent), 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.

  4. Harry Stack 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.

  5. John L(awrence), 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.

  6. Louis Henri 1856–1924, U.S. architect.



Sullivan

/ ˈsʌlɪvən /

noun

  1. Sir Arthur ( Seymour ). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist

  2. Louis ( Henri ). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“The biggest story in AI right now is that Google and Nvidia are being extraordinarily competitive,” said Adam Sullivan, chief executive of data-center operator Core Scientific.

Madylin was 5 when the show began, while Sullivan was 16 months old.

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Mr Sullivan told me about his modest ambition - an ambition that he said he had lost hope of being able to realise at some points over his nearly four decades behind bars.

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AUSTIN, Texas—When Dee Sullivan moved to Austin from South Carolina in 2011, one local landmark was top of her list to see: The school where “Dazed and Confused” was filmed.

Mr Sullivan, who has learning difficulties, had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in May after new DNA tests were carried out.

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