Boswell
Americannoun
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James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.
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any devoted biographer of a specific person.
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He thinks of himself as the investigator’s Boswell, but “it was just my luck to be the only biographer in the world whose subject was determined not to tell me anything about himself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
International Crisis Group think-tank analyst Alan Boswell told the BBC that the army now wanted to defeat the RSF in Kordofan so that it could push westwards into Darfur - the paramilitary group's birthplace.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
Boswell Co. didn’t respond to requests for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
"This first production unit marks a significant milestone not just for Sandia but the broader nuclear security enterprise, particularly our partners at the Kansas City National Security Campus," Boswell said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
He almost loped, not after the six-foot-three-inch bound of a Stew Boswell, but like a man who understood the true stamp and limit of his gait.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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