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Higginson

American  
[hig-in-suhn] / ˈhɪg ɪn sən /

noun

  1. Thomas Wentworth Storrow 1823–1911, U.S. clergyman, author, and social reformer.


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Her friend and posthumous editor, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, recalled that hers seemed a “poetry torn up by the roots.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Democratic Unionist Party councillor Brian Higginson urged people to take care if they were near the site of the fire in County Down.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

Dr Ian Higginson, of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the pressures being seen were taking an "immense toll on patients".

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

A dissent from Judge Stephen A. Higginson and two others said the majority’s approach would also toss legislation used to charge people who manufacture synthetic drugs that differ slightly from currently illegal substances.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, their commanding officer, was an old friend of Harriet’s.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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