Briggs

American  

[brigz] / brɪgz /

noun

1. Henry, 1561–1630, English mathematician.

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Briggs British  

/ brɪɡz /

noun

1. Henry . 1561–1631, English mathematician: introduced common logarithms

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Redditor mark_solomon asked for advice on an appropriate replacement for a wine he “accidentally” consumed—his brother-in-law’s August Briggs Pinot Noir.

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In May, a well on the Pecos County property of Laura Briggs started spraying saltwater like a fire hydrant.

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“When you are in a rate cutting cycle and there is potential for yields to fall, it doesn’t become much of an issue,” said John Briggs, head of U.S. rates strategy at Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking.

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Briggs expects the Fed to cut interest rates by a quarter point three more times before stopping.

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David Briggs, Sustainable Beef’s chief executive, said its plant received more than 100 applications the day after Tyson’s announcement.

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