Hudson
Americannoun
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Henry, died 1611?, English navigator and explorer.
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William Henry, 1841–1922, English naturalist and author.
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a river in E New York, flowing S to New York Bay. 306 miles (495 km) long.
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a town in central Massachusetts.
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a town in S New Hampshire.
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a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
noun
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Henry. died 1611, English navigator: he explored the Hudson River (1609) and Hudson Bay (1610), where his crew mutinied and cast him adrift to die
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W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1841–1922, British naturalist and novelist, born in Argentina, noted esp for his romance Green Mansions (1904) and the autobiographical Far Away and Long Ago (1918)
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At 19, Miller competed in The Voice UK, coming third place with coach Jennifer Hudson.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The unit is steps away from Washington Square Park, Hudson River Park, and the High Line, as well as multiple subway lines.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“It took almost two years of ground battles in the last war for the Tigrayans to get close enough to Addis to seriously threaten the capital,” Hudson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Jordan Grinor, director at one of only two US commercial foie gras producers, Hudson Valley Farms, strongly disputes the charge of cruelty.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
They zoomed east, running parallel to the shore of Hudson Bay.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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