Baskin

[ bas-kin ]

/ ˈbæs kɪn /

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Leonard, 1922–2000, U.S. sculptor and artist.

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Big Cat Rescue and Baskin entered the national zeitgeist in late March, when the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” grew widespread attention as Americans were first settling into a new reality of the coronavirus pandemic.
A tiger at Carole Baskin’s sanctuary attacked a volunteer’s arm and ‘nearly tore it off at the shoulder’|Jaclyn Peiser|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
In an effort to stop people like Maldonado-Passage from breeding and selling the animals, Baskin got involved with the Big Cat Public Safety Act.
A tiger at Carole Baskin’s sanctuary attacked a volunteer’s arm and ‘nearly tore it off at the shoulder’|Jaclyn Peiser|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
The next day, Agent Gomez called Arambula to meet him at their usual place, a Baskin Robbins in El Paso.
U.S. Visas Helped Fuel the Juárez Drug Wars|Jason McGahan|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Internationally, same-store sales were up 2.6 percent at Baskin-Robbins, but fell 1.7 percent at Dunkin' Donuts shops.
Dunkin' Donuts CEO Says He Feels Good About America's Economy|CNBC|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

As for Baskin-Robbins ice cream—the other business of Dunkin' Brands—it had an increase of 1.6 percent in same-store sales.
Dunkin' Donuts CEO Says He Feels Good About America's Economy|CNBC|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We could bring a hundred of these motions tomorrow, if we had a hundred attorneys to work on them,” said Baskin.
Trafficked Women’s Second Chance|Hugh Ryan|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Expungement does not effect your criminal record for purposes of immigration,” said Baskin.
Trafficked Women’s Second Chance|Hugh Ryan|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was the only canoe in the neighborhood,—an old one left by Baskin when he fled.
History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones
The ferry became profitable, and Baskin realized a fortune out of it.
History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones
They had hung and burnt people—killed 'em and destroyed 'em at Baskin Lake.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4|Work Projects Administration
I'm stoppin' heer at Saratogy, baskin', as it were, in the melliflous sunshine of earth's fairest flowers.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870|Various