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Brockhouse

American  
[brok-hous] / ˈbrɒkˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. Bertram Neville, 1918–2003, Canadian physicist: Nobel Prize 1994.


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Sioux Falls businessman Henry Brockhouse hunted most of the animals in the collection during a series of international hunting expeditions that started around 80 years ago.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2023

Ultimately the original 150-animal Brockhouse collection grew to around 170 animals as other mounts were acquired, including a giant panda that was donated by China.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2023

U.S. stocks are caught in “a vicious circle” of slower trading and bigger swings in prices, according to Pierre Lapointe, Brockhouse & Cooper Inc.’s global macro strategist.

From BusinessWeek Jan. 20, 2012

Expectations for higher volatility suggest too much pessimism, according to Pierre Lapointe, global macro strategist at Brockhouse Cooper in Montreal.

From BusinessWeek Sep. 16, 2010

But most of them had natural names, such as Banks, Brockhouse, Longholes, Sandheaver, and Tunnelly, many of which were used in the Shire.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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