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Atkins

American  
[at-kinz] / ˈæt kɪnz /

noun

  • Atkins
    plural
  1. Chester Chet, 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.

  2. Tommy Atkins.


Atkins British  
/ ˈætkɪnz /

noun

  1. Robert C . 1930–2003, US physician, cardiologist, and nutritionist. An advocate of complementary medicine, he devised a widely-used diet (the Atkins diet ) based on controlled intake of carbohydrates for weight management and disease prevention

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After leaving Cybotron, Atkins also conjured a new alias, Model 500, for his solo records in 1985.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Atkins, raised by a concert-promoter father in the shadow of Motown, formed his taste on the progressive Black-owned radio station WGPR-FM.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Its venerable Atkins posted a 22.6% drop in retail takeaway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Ros Atkins thinks technology is dramatically shifting what we value in the worlds of friendship, culture, finance and work.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Get it? The @ is for Atkins; your last name is Dunn.”

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

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