Hobson
Americannoun
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Laura Z(ametkin) 1900–86, U.S. novelist.
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Richmond Pearson 1870–1937, U.S. naval officer and politician.
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A cyclist on Ngapipi Bridge, a mile away, heard a splash underneath him—Dillais jettisoning the motor—then saw the Zodiac coast under the bridge into Hobson Bay.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
BBC Radio Tees reporter Louise Hobson said: "Excited cheers erupted from the crowds as King Charles and Queen Camilla emerged on the steps of the town hall."
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
But Mr Hobson says he would not be surprised if "when it comes to Christmas week they'll be down to 20p a kilo".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
“The government believes that just by proving to you that Hobson has a tattoo that somehow this is Cinderella, where only one person in the land can fit the size-six glass slipper.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
It was in a thin tin soldered-up cylinder, and proved to be a duplicate of the record also found by Hobson at Point Victory.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.
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