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Baldwin

[ bawld-win ]

noun

  1. James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.
  2. James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.
  3. Lo·am·mi [loh-, am, -ahy], 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.
  4. Mat·thi·as William [m, uh, -, thahy, -, uh, s], 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
  5. Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  6. Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.
  7. a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.
  8. a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  9. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.


Baldwin

/ ˈbɔːldwɪn /

noun

  1. BaldwinJames Arthur19241987MUSWRITING: novelist James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)
  2. BaldwinStanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley18671947MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Stanley , 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)
“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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Baldwin, a local tech executive, became the Spirit’s largest stakeholder about two years ago, joining founding owner Lynch.

Baldwin said the effort began about seven months ago by using connections he, Lynch and Kang had in various circles.

In preparing for a young player, Baldwin drew from his experience with his daughter, Carlyn, a Flint Hill graduate who left the University of Tennessee in 2017 after three seasons to play in Switzerland, then sign with Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.

Baldwin, a tech executive who purchased a majority stake in the club before the 2019 season, hatched the Rodman-Scurry plan this summer.

In the essay, originally published in 1953, Baldwin declares that, while he is a stranger in the village of Leukerbad, where he is staying, he also feels like a stranger in the village of the United States.

After signing on to the film, Moore enlisted the services of her 30 Rock costar Alec Baldwin to play her caring husband.

I watch his stand-up, I watch Chris Rock's, I read Baldwin and Baraka, I listen to Kanye.

C-list TV star Adam Baldwin threw her GamerGate conspiracy video a much appreciated tweet.

As James Baldwin said, “Being white means never having to think about it.”

Baldwin becomes a social and spiritual alchemist by blending rage with love.

He had scarcely had time to complete these preparations, ere both Baldwin and Post were struck.

Baldwin sat still, looking before him solemnly, and considering his words, as was his way before he said anything.

Baldwin, though not the first to make the distinction, was the first student to use the separate term accommodation.

Another group, of whom Robert Baldwin was the chief, saw that this change would not suffice.

Baldwin then resigned and went into opposition, but Sydenham unwillingly played into his hand.

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