Blaine
Americannoun
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James Gillespie 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
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a town in E Minnesota.
Example Sentences
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It’s most likely the narrator, Jill “Doll” Blaine.
From Los Angeles Times
The narrator is—or in life was called—Jill Blaine.
"By using CRISPR, you open up paths to new and more resilient food options," said Blaine Fitzgerald, the greenhouse technician in CSHL's Zachary Lippman lab.
From Science Daily
“Who else could you have been but exactly who you are?” says the newly incarnated Jill “Doll” Blaine, sent to comfort nefarious oil tycoon K. J. Boone in his last hours alive — a statement that in no way diminishes the political urgency of this spare, lovely book.
From Los Angeles Times
As wise Maine Sen. James Blaine, Bradley Whitford exudes a convincing, quiet authority, honed over those years working in the pretend White House on “The West Wing.”
From Los Angeles Times
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