Francis
Americannoun
noun
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Dick , full name Richard Stanley Francis . 1920–2010, British thriller writer, formerly a champion jockey. His books include Dead Cert (1962), The Edge (1988), and Come to Grief (1995)
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Sir Philip . 1740–1818, British politician; probable author of the Letters of Junius (1769–72). He played an important part in the impeachment of Warren Hastings (1788–95)
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Kekai Watanabe said he told prison nurse Francis Nielsen he was in intense pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
US-born Leo's tour will take him to Argentina, home of the late Pope Francis, on Sunday and then to Peru, where he served as bishop and which claims the pope as one of its own.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
On Sunday he will travel to Argentina, the homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis who did not return during his own papacy.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Given their shared sensibility, one could be forgiven for assuming that two of the most recognizable titans of 20th-century art, Francis Bacon and Willem De Kooning, have been the subject of countless joint presentations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Francis had given my clothes to Mrs. Hatch to be laundered; putting on a bathrobe he’d lent me, I went downstairs to sit on the porch for a few minutes before the others woke up.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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