Irwin
Wallace, 1875–1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
his brother, William Henry "Will", 1873–1948, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and journalist.
a male given name.
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Unlike Diaz, Irwin is a veteran of music festivals, drawn to “the community and the crowd.”
Astroworld highlighted the dark side of music festivals | Travis Andrews, Hau Chu | November 19, 2021 | Washington PostAs Scott’s performance started, panic set in and Irwin and his girlfriend tried to push their way out of the crowd to no avail.
Astroworld highlighted the dark side of music festivals | Travis Andrews, Hau Chu | November 19, 2021 | Washington PostGiven its extensively documented history of human rights violations, Irwin should have been shut down long ago.
ICE to End the Use of Georgia Facility at Center of Hysterectomy Allegations | Jasmine Aguilera | May 20, 2021 | TimeMayorkas said in the memo he would schedule a meeting with DHS officials next week to plan to close Irwin and to “discuss my concerns with other federal immigration detention centers” across the United States.
ICE to stop detaining immigrants at two county jails under federal investigation | Maria Sacchetti | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostIn a 2016 incident, for example, SDPD Officer Wade Irwin turned on his camera only after he’d shot suspect Jesse Gomez, who’d shot both Irwin and his partner Jonathan De Guzman, who died in the incident.
Irwin appears to have spent his career championing ideas that were simultaneously perfectly logical and extravagantly bizarre.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos | Jon Mooallem | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHippopotamuses eat aquatic vegetation, like water hyacinths—loads of it, Irwin learned.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos | Jon Mooallem | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut for Irwin—and Burnham—any resistance to their idea came down to simple small-mindedness.
Lake Bacon: The Story of The Man Who Wanted Us to Eat Mississippi Hippos | Jon Mooallem | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of these heroes is an insect-loving contemporary of Charles Darwin, the other a crocodile-wrestling Steve Irwin acolyte.
Some of them, like Irwin Shaw, faded early, and some, like Styron, faded in the stretch.
Peter Matthiessen Was One of the Greatest Writers of a Great Generation | Malcolm Jones | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey released the trembling Irwin, and Nita blushingly apologized for her extreme nervousness.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerAnd then Irwin returned with the story of the tragedy of Nita's loss at sea with her maid Lizette.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerBefore Father Irwin was questioned, however, there was a delightful interlude.
My New Curate | P.A. Sheehan"I doubt if all theologians are on your side," said Father Irwin.
My New Curate | P.A. SheehanIn 1767 Pearson married a sister of Eyles Irwin, the traveller and writer.
English Book Collectors | William Younger Fletcher
British Dictionary definitions for Irwin
/ (ˈɛːwɪn) /
Steve, full name Stephen Robert Irwin, known as 'The Crocodile Hunter'. 1962–2006, Australian zoologist, environmentalist and maker of television wildlife documentaries; died following wounding by a stingray
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