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Gibbons

American  
[gib-uhnz] / ˈgɪb ənz /

noun

  1. Grinling 1648–1720, English woodcarver and sculptor, born in the Netherlands.

  2. Orlando, 1583–1625, English composer.


Gibbons British  
/ ˈɡɪbənz /

noun

  1. Grinling. 1648–1721, English sculptor and woodcarver, noted for his delicate carvings of fruit, flowers, birds, etc

  2. Orlando. 1583–1625, English organist and composer, esp of anthems, motets, and madrigals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But these standard scans do not always pick up on the disease and mainly detect changes that often appear with more advanced diseases, says Dr Tatjana Gibbons, lead researcher on the study.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

The phenomenon is "something that we have not witnessed often," the mission's backup astronaut Jenni Gibbons told AFP.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

"First of all, they were further from our home planet than anyone had been before," Gibbons said.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

“The girls were awarded and applauded for putting their health on the backburner,” journalist Zakiya Gibbons says in the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

The immediate predecessor of Archbishop Gibbons was James Roosevelt Bayley, a member of a prominent New York family.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

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