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Hamer

American  
[hey-mer] / ˈheɪ mər /

noun

  1. Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.


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All five started at the Emirates, while fellow new arrivals, Gustavo Hamer from Sheffield United and striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest, came on as substitutes.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“The prolonged time to identify a confirmed source for this cyclospora outbreak is unusual,” said David Hamer, a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University, in an email.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Hamer oversaw civil enforcement, including merger and monopolization cases.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Says Ellis-Taylor: “I believe that women need to see a woman like Fannie Lou Hamer, someone who actually carried her own power and was not in any way subservient.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

The message got through to John Mayer or Ted Skopinski, who relayed it to A1 Hamer or Alton Mayo, who delivered it to the person it was intended for.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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