Hicks
Americannoun
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Edward, 1780–1849, U.S. painter.
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Granville, 1902–82, U.S. writer, educator, and editor.
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Sir John Richard, 1904–1989, British economist: Nobel Prize 1972.
Example Sentences
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If you’ll only be gone for a year, you should store your belongings in New York City, says Angie Hicks, co-founder of Angi, a digital home-services marketplace.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
At the city’s smoke relief center at Pecan Recreation Center, Ashley Campos, 18, said her family left their home on Hicks Avenue near the fire because of health concerns.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Gemma and Helen Hicks grew up together in Berkshire and they thought their dad who raised them was their biological father.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
“I’ve had to cut back on a lot of things,” Hicks, 67, told the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In Malcolm X’s long dealings with the staff of the Harlem weekly newspaper Amsterdam News, he had come to admire Executive Editor James Hicks and the star feature writer James Booker.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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