Vickers
Americannoun
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The HV measurement refers to Vickers hardness, a test that evaluates how strongly a material resists being indented by a hard tip.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
On Tuesday, a school resource deputy was alerted to a fight between two students just off the school campus at 3:47 p.m., said Deirdre Vickers, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Deirdre Vickers, Riverside County sheriff’s spokesperson, said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Det Supt Simon Vickers said: "This was a deeply upsetting incident, and I cannot begin to understand the heartbreak felt by all the loved ones of those involved."
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
Officially, she had resigned due to “mismanagement of city resources.'' Officially, she had “mistakenly directed” one of her. maintenance crews to dig up the tennis courts at Vickers Park.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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