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Hicks

American  
[hiks] / hɪks /

noun

  1. Edward, 1780–1849, U.S. painter.

  2. Granville, 1902–82, U.S. writer, educator, and editor.

  3. Sir John Richard, 1904–1989, British economist: Nobel Prize 1972.


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A website for the effort includes criticisms of the current primary system by Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks and Ron Nehring, former chairman of the California Republican Party.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The cost, Hicks said, was about £8 per pupil, amounting to £1,700 for the year group.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Rusty Hicks, the chairman of the California Democratic Party, said victims must be believed and also reiterated his call for Democratic candidates to gauge their viability.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"Gout Gout shows how individual characteristics can shape world-class speed in different ways," says Dr. Hicks.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

I memorized every last Bill Hicks stand-up routine.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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