Baldwin
Americannoun
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James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.
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James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.
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Loammi 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.
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Matthias William 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
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Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.
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a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.
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a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
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a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
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James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)
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Stanley , 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)
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“I didn’t know who James Baldwin was. I didn’t know who Josephine Baker was. I didn’t know the significance of the Berlin Wall. I had never been out of the country, let alone Louisiana.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
But during the same period, U.S. output in digital industries—what Baldwin calls “the Global Office”—is up by $7.2 trillion, versus $3.7 trillion in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Richard Baldwin of Switzerland’s IMD Business School calculates that China’s manufacturing output climbed by $13.9 trillion between 2008 and 2024, while America’s grew by $2.8 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
As Townsend spoke, some of his workers filed out of the group’s airy office in Baldwin Village, wearing the group’s trademark neon green shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
James Baldwin said, ‘The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.’
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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