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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Example Sentences

"You have to work 10 times harder to work for a role that 10 years ago you could have got very easily straight out of university," says 22-year-old business management graduate Charlotte Briggs.

From BBC

Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 71, joined protesters in September outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill. A confrontation with agents ended with the arrest of Briggs and 11 others for assault.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors dropped Briggs’s felony charge to a misdemeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government “sought to strike hard blows” in charging Briggs, wrote U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Set-piece coach Aaron Briggs left Anfield on 30 December and Slot's side have scored the most goals in the league from set-pieces in 2026, excluding penalties.

From BBC