Allison
Americannoun
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Donald Donnie, born 1939, and his brother, Robert (Bobby ), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
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a first name, form of Alice.
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Labour MP Dr Allison Gardner has been living with the "searing pain" of recurrent infections for about 10 years, after first experiencing symptoms with perimenopause.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“So thank you Allison Janney for remembering us and for giving an opportunity to renew that call.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Less expected was Allison Janney’s win for best supporting actress for “The Diplomat,” although Janney also has eight Emmys, so how much of a shock could that truly be?
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Could the two nations, he asked, avoid the “Thucydides Trap”—the ancient pattern, described by the Harvard political scientist Graham Allison, in which a rising power and a ruling one stumble into war?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Carol Todd, Jane’s cousin, and Claudia Allison wedged me in on the other side.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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