Enders

[ en-derz ]

/ ˈɛn dərz /

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noun

John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.

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How to use Enders in a sentence

Enders, who led Airbus from 2012 to 2019, is an experienced helicopter pilot and passionate skydiver and has served as a major in the reserves of Germany’s airborne army division.
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If he can stop her from moving back into 1600, in other words, the dead-enders will accept multiple shortcomings and flaws.
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A grand civil war between the rebranders and the dead-enders.
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Or that “a new low,” 33 percent of Americans, the anti-Obama bitter-enders, still favor repealing the law (PDF).
The GOP Faces Years in the Wilderness After 2012 Election Losses|Robert Shrum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

“The report alleged not only serious wrongdoing, but also a cover-up,” Enders adds.
Tom Watson Fires Back at Criticism of Murdoch Report|Mike Giglio|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“It gives him a bigger envelope for seeking damages,” Enders says.
Phone-Hacking Scandal Comes to the U.S.|Mike Giglio|April 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ned was more than willing; and at last Mr. Enders said, Well!
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson
The first horse-boats were single-enders, and were compelled to turn around in crossing the river.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II|Stephen M. Ostrander
Several men seconded the nomination, and Captain Enders was unanimously chosen by acclamation.
Cruisings in the Cascades|George O. Shields
West-Enders, in a dry summer, must he prepared to have "a high old time of it."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 23, 1892|Various
It would take a lot of week-enders to pay for it and I bet she no more thinks about it than she does about the air she breathes.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for Enders

Enders

/ (ˈɛndəz) /

noun

John Franklin. 1897–1985, US microbiologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1954) with Frederick Robbins and Thomas Weller for their work on viruses

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