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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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"That doesn't mean more money but instead how we choose to spend the money on keeping people out of hospital and what is spent on the number of hospital beds," Dr Higginson said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Meanwhile, Sam Higginson, the chief executive of Royal Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, says he is "deeply disappointed" that the redevelopment of his North Devon District Hospital may have to wait until 2038.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

While the 5th Circuit is often far outside the mainstream, this decision was joined by the liberal Judge Stephen Higginson.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2023

The appellate judges are Edith Brown Clement and Leslie Southwick, who were also nominated by Bush; and Stephen Higginson, nominated by Obama.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

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

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