Bragg

American  

[brag] / bræg /

noun

1. Braxton 1817–76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

2. Sir William Henry, 1862–1942, and his son, Sir William Lawrence, 1890–1971, English physicists: Nobel Prize winners 1915.

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Bragg British  

/ bræɡ /

noun

1. Billy. born 1957, British rock singer and songwriter, noted for his political protest songs; recordings include Between the Wars (1985), Workers' Playtime (1988), Mermaid Avenue (1998), and England, Half English (2002)

2. Melvyn , Baron. born 1939, British novelist, broadcaster, and television executive; presenter of The South Bank Show since 1978

3. Sir William Henry , 1862–1942, British physicist, who shared a Nobel prize for physics (1915) with his son, for their study of crystal structures by means of X-rays

4. his son, Sir ( William ) Lawrence , 1890–1971, British physicist

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Bragg Scientific  

/ brăg /

1. British physicist who invented the x-ray spectrometer, a device used to measure x-ray wavelengths. With his son, the physicist Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971), he developed the technique of x-ray crystallography, used to determine the atomic structure of crystals. Father and son were awarded a joint Nobel Prize for physics in 1915 for this work.

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“I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said,” he told Cohen, referencing his former fixer’s recent criticisms of Bragg and James.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has said he is "tirelessly preparing to pursue a trial conviction" in the state case, where Mangione is maintaining his not guilty plea.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

With two runners on the base, Ramirez tried to throw out a runner stealing second, but the ball slipped away from Bragg and trickled into the outfield grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office brought the case, said that for nearly a decade, Mann had fought for justice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

As soon as he graduated from high school in 1968, Scruggs signed up for the army and was sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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