Jaques
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- Jaquesian adjective
Example Sentences
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In his Times Opinion newsletter, Peter Coy examines the midlife crisis, a term coined by Elliott Jaques, a Canadian psychoanalyst, in 1965.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022
The main innovation, Jaques says, was rewarding the system for getting humans to respond, “which is not that crazy from a technical perspective, but very important from a research-direction perspective.”
From Science Magazine • Sep. 18, 2022
Twelve-year-old Jaques Patterson, whose father, Heyward Patterson, will be laid to rest Friday, covered his face as his mother spoke of their grief.
From Washington Post • May 19, 2022
Jean Eddy Montezima runs one such parlor, the St. Jaques funeral home in Les Cayes, on a shoestring, and he is overworked and fed up.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2021
“Then my husband will lose his order,” Mrs. Jaques replied, and though she laughed, Jimmy thought her answer had some significance.
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
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