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Agnew

American  
[ag-noo, -nyoo] / ˈæg nu, -nju /

noun

  1. David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.

  2. Spiro T(heodore) 1918–96, U.S. politician: vice president 1969–73; resigned 1973.


Agnew British  
/ ˈæɡnjuː /

noun

  1. Spiro (ˈspɪərəʊ) Theodore . 1918–96, US Republican politician; vice president (1969–73)

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One tool that can help guide people’s decisions about splurging is a personal values statement, said Ashley Agnew, a financial therapist at Edward Jones.

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

"This is a really poor pitch. This is not the standard of pitch you'd expect for a Lord's Test, and they've got to do something about it," BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew said.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Agnew, the Lyons’s estate lawyer, said he and another lawyer gave the university legal opinions that the documents should work the way Ed and his wife intended.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

AT&T’s FirstNet President Scott Agnew said in a published response to the inspector general report that the carrier fulfilled its contractual obligations during the fires and the report didn’t meet government-audit standards.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Drs. Agnew and Hamilton were called in as expert surgical consultants.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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