Huggins

American

[huhg-inz] / ˈhʌg ɪnz /

noun

Charles Brenton 1901–97, U.S. surgeon and medical researcher, born in Canada: Nobel Prize 1966.

Huggins British

/ ˈhʌɡɪnz /

noun

Sir William. 1824–1910, British astronomer. He pioneered the use of spectroscopy in astronomy and discovered the red shift in the lines of a stellar spectrum

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Huggins concerns are echoed by the World Wildlife Fund, which said fake grass's increasing popularity was "not good news for nature".

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Jay Huggins, a retired telecommunications technician who worked on several Greenlandic radar stations from 1988 to 1990, including near the Bluie East Two base, said the remoteness and brutal winters challenged young soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

“Some people would only be up there for a year, and they really couldn’t deal with the isolation,” Huggins said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Huggins said “The Naked Gun” was always a theatrical play for Paramount, as well as Fuzzy Door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Joe with his Henry Huggins look, tall Benny with his long hair and trumpet case, Ellie with her army jacket covered in pins, her long red hair sticking out from under her hat, and me.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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