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Gissing

[gis-ing]

noun

  1. George (Robert), 1857–1903, English novelist.



Gissing

/ ˈɡɪsɪŋ /

noun

  1. George ( Robert ). 1857–1903, English novelist, noted for his depiction of middle-class poverty. His works include Demos (1886) and New Grub Street (1891)

“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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For example, Gissing North America, which had counted Tesla as its biggest customer, filed for bankruptcy last year, partly due to high labor costs and commodity pricing, said Steven Wybo, chief restructuring officer of the Michigan-based maker of acoustic systems and headliners for car ceilings.

From Reuters

Chunman Gissing, 65, has been coming to Viet-Wah since she moved to Seattle in the 1980s.

“Failing to do so is a loss to the city,” Gissing said, after stopping by on Viet-Wah’s last day to say goodbye.

And in 1988, when he was nearly 80 and appearing on the BBC television program “That’s Life,” he was introduced to Mrs. Gissing and some of the other children whose lives he had saved.

There she became a literary translator and married Michael Gissing, who ran a leather goods business.

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