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Boswell

American  
[boz-wel, -wuhl] / ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəl /

noun

  1. James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.

  2. any devoted biographer of a specific person.


Boswell British  
/ ˈbɒzwəl, bɒzˈwɛlɪən /

noun

  1. James . 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)

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With recruiters fixated on fellow guards Jared McCain and Kylan Boswell, Dent was largely overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

“Sudan is now de facto partitioned into two competing halves,” said Alan Boswell, a Sudan analyst with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

On the other hand, the RSF wanted to seize Kordofan as it would give it "new momentum" and put it "within striking distance of central Sudan, including the capital, again", Mr Boswell said.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

"As the design agency, Sandia is responsible for the component until the weapon is retired. Sandia is accountable for ensuring that the weapon with the fuze attached is safe, secure and reliable," Boswell said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

She was about to remind me of it but I said Boswell aloud, very slowly as if in a recital or bee.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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