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Hopkinson

American  
[hop-kin-suhn] / ˈhɒp kɪn sən /

noun

  1. Francis, 1737–91, American statesman and satirist.


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“There’s 14.6 miles of paperwork, more than 4½ times the length of the line that is to be reinstated,” calculated Ben Hopkinson, head of infrastructure at the Centre for Policy Studies, a center-right think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

After entering into a Uefa settlement, following a breach of the European football governing body's financial rules, Hopkinson stressed Newcastle needed to be compliant with the game's regulations to do so.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Angharad Hopkinson, from environmental campaign group Greenpeace, said the results showed that "corporate gains have become entirely divorced from the public good".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Seven months ago, Newcastle United's chief executive David Hopkinson said he could put them "in the debate about being the top club in the world" by 2030.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Francis Hopkinson, Esq., and Mr. Edward Duffield, of Benfield, in Philadelphia county, to be the executors of this my last will and testament, and I hereby nominate and appoint them for that purpose.

From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Benjamin Franklin

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