Lord Jim
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Lord Jim O'Neill, says the recent action has been caused by uncertainty about US policy, and in particular efforts by the US Government to try to manage down surging yields.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lord Jim O'Neill was chief economist with Goldman Sachs, commercial secretary to the Treasury under David Cameron, a driving force behind the Northern Powerhouse, chairman of the Cities Growth Commission and has been advising Burnham.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
Simons said his three children had each given away a “meaningful amount” of their shares of the Lord Jim Trust to charities, mostly in Bermuda.
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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