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Willis

[wil-is]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of William.



Willis

/ ˈwɪlɪs /

noun

  1. Norman ( David ). born 1933, British trade union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (1984–93)

  2. Ted. Baron Willis of Chislehurst. 1918–92, British author. His works include the play Hot Summer Night (1959) and the novel Death May Surprise Us (1974)

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“GM looks like a genius today because of the way events turned out,” said Willis Thomas, a critical-minerals expert at commodity research firm CRU.

TV presenter Emma Willis has been announced as the new patron of a hospital and charity.

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Jen Monaco and Maya Willis said they’ve also felt pulled to the site to keep an eye on the troops and show support for those being detained.

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"We see changes in the body such as a lowering of blood pressure and heart rate variability so your heart beats slower," says Baroness Kathy Willis, a biodiversity professor at Oxford University.

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Willis has called for an investigation into actions taken by ICE agents, including the use of pepper spray and impact munitions.

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