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Edwin

[ed-win]

noun

  1. Also Eadwine a.d. 585?–633, king of Northumbria 617–633.

  2. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “friend.”



Edwin

/ ˈɛdwɪn /

noun

  1. ?585–633 ad , king of Northumbria (617–633) and overlord of all England except Kent

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The daughter of designer Edwin Schlossberg and diplomat Caroline Kennedy, she said she was shocked by the diagnosis, as she considered herself "one of the healthiest people I knew".

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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins were set to become the first human beings to land on the moon.

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Earlier that day, markets analyst Edwin Dorsey published a report External link warning Pheton was likely “being manipulated by overseas stock manipulation groups and is at risk of a near-term, severe stock collapse.”

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Edwin Goodman apprenticed with Bergdorf and the two eventually became partners.

As first reported in Deadline, the claimants, represented by law firm Edwin Coe, have filed a High Court complaint against Avalon, citing copyright and design right concerns.

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