Agnew
Americannoun
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David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.
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Spiro T(heodore) 1918–96, U.S. politician: vice president 1969–73; resigned 1973.
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Example Sentences
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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
"There's new songs as well and new takes on the songs because they've been revamped a wee bit to modernise them," says Agnew.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Former Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Rosemary Agnew has spent her 40-year career overseeing and regulating public services in Scotland.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
We were “the emergency contact for five dogs,” Agnew said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
When Agnew heard Bliss imply that Garfield would be cured, he told a friend privately that he long believed the case was hopeless.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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