Burroughs
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Edgar Rice, 1875–1950, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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John, 1837–1921, U.S. naturalist and essayist.
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William Seward, 1855–98, U.S. inventor of the adding machine.
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his grandson William S(eward), 1914–1997, U.S. novelist.
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Edgar Rice . 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
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William S ( eward ). 1914–97, US novelist, noted for his experimental works exploring themes of drug addiction, violence, and homosexuality. His novels include Junkie (1953), The Naked Lunch (1959), and Interzone (1989)
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“They’re trying to find things that are high-value commodities that are easy for them to sell,” Burroughs said, pointing to egg and baby-formula burglaries during shortages in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
District Judge Allison Burroughs in September ordered the government to reverse billions in cuts to Harvard.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Smith was rubbing shoulders with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and the poet William Burroughs.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
District Judge Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts agreed External link with Harvard that the government’s cuts to the university’s $2.2 billion in federal research funding was unconstitutional.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
It took Sam and Mole until noon to reach their destination—the woods behind the John Burroughs lodge.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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