Coates
Americannoun
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Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
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Joseph Gordon, 1878–1943, New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1925–28.
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Example Sentences
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Children should feel like “the director of the new ‘Star Wars’ movie that you’re creating,” says Coates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
That’s despite higher costs in 4Q, which led some in the market to question its ability to fund this ambition, analyst David Coates says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Senior author Stephen Strittmatter, MD, PhD, Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neuroscience at YSM, says the findings could lead to more effective ways to combat Parkinson's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Union President Doug Coates said Walker left his position two years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
This was a new version of the Isaac Tupperman story, Isaac of the Bronx, Coates and Morrison, the poems left on Imogen’s bicycle, the possible pregnancy.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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