Dempsey

[ demp-see ]

/ ˈdɛmp si /

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noun

Jack William Harrison Dempsey, 1895–1983, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1919–26.

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How to use Dempsey in a sentence

Dempsey, meanwhile, would put money toward limiting the government policies that enable extractive industries, such as oil and gas, to become powerful.
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos are throwing money at biodiversity. Will it work?|Benji Jones|September 23, 2021|Vox
Protected and conserved areas don’t, for example, address the issue of tax evasion, which limits the money that governments can spend on public conservation, Dempsey said.
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos are throwing money at biodiversity. Will it work?|Benji Jones|September 23, 2021|Vox
The bulk of recent pledges tend to favor somewhat traditional models of conservation, Dempsey said, such as building networks of protected areas or planting trees, which we’ve been doing for decades.
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos are throwing money at biodiversity. Will it work?|Benji Jones|September 23, 2021|Vox
Dempsey had resigned a year earlier as president pro tem of the Missouri Senate, and County Council members knew him well.
State-Supported “Clean Energy” Loans Are Putting Borrowers At Risk of Losing Their Homes|by Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne|April 23, 2021|ProPublica

When I was on the phone with Dempsey, the president called him.
Speak Softly and Carry Big Data (Ep. 395)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 31, 2019|Freakonomics
And yet Dempsey and others have repeatedly said ISIS cannot be defeated militarily.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Dempsey has twice made public statements that seemed to reveal his dissatisfaction with the White House policy.
Military Hates White House ‘Micromanagement’ of ISIS War|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had they overrun the Iraqi unit,” Dempsey said, “it was a straight shot to the airport.
Iraqis Swear: Baghdad Airport is Safe From ISIS|Susannah George|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sen. John McCain asked Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey last week during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Obama Taps Star General to Build Syrian Rebel Army to Fight ISIS|Josh Rogin, Eli Lake|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Tuesday, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he may recommend ground forces in the future.
Can Obama Keep His Generals in Check in the War Against ISIS?|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have it on good authority that he put Mr. Dempsey to sleep one evening about fifteen years ago in an amateur boxing meet.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
"Your mother'll have to wait, but you kin have your wish," said Dempsey gleefully.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
If the other had overheard what just had passed between Ginsburg and Dempsey he gave no sign.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
"I rather think not," said the Knight, who was by no means sorry to turn Mr. Dempsey from cross-examination into mere narrative.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever
Mr. Dempsey came up at this moment with a lady leaning on each of his arms.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for Dempsey

Dempsey

/ (ˈdɛmpsɪ) /

noun

Jack. real name William Harrison Dempsey. 1895–1983, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1919–26)

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