Bridges
Americannoun
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Calvin Blackman 1889–1938, U.S. geneticist.
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Harry (Alfred Bryant Renton) 1900–1990, U.S. labor leader, born in Australia.
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Robert (Seymour), 1884–1930, English poet and essayist: poet laureate 1913–30.
noun
Example Sentences
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Bridges represent some of the most fragile components of transportation systems, yet the current approaches used to monitor them have clear limitations.
From Science Daily
The hashtags spoke of "Bridges of Friendship" and "United Through Oceans".
From BBC
“And there was a state bill to address this, but it failed. On the bright side, they did pass a bill to rename a bridge after Jeff Bridges. So that’s cute.”
From Salon
But New York's Mikal Bridges was whistled for a loose ball foul and Christian Braun drained two free throws to tie it and force the second overtime.
From Barron's
Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz County recorded the highest count this season, with about 2,500 monarchs observed in early December.
From Los Angeles Times
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