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Jenkins

British  
/ ˈdʒɛŋkɪnz /

noun

  1. Roy ( Harris ), Baron Jenkins of Hillhead. 1920–2003, British politician and author; Labour home secretary (1965–67, 1974–76) and chancellor of the exchequer (1967–70); president of the European Commission (1977–80); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981); leader of party (1982–83); Chancellor of Oxford University (1987–2003)

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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 10, Sierra Canyon 0: Kelsey Luderer contributed three hits and two RBIs while freshman Ainsley Jenkins threw five scoreless innings.

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Jenkins got revenge by hitting a midrange baseline jumper over Reaves to put the Pistons back in front with 25 seconds left.

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Austin Reaves had 24 points and put the Lakers ahead by one with 29.7 seconds left with a driving layup, bullying Daniss Jenkins toward the basket for a physical bucket.

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The firm was hired, at Disney’s request, by the show’s production firm, Jeff Jenkins Productions, based in Sherman Oaks.

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"We understand how worrying this event was for families and want to thank our students who coped so well," said Owen Jenkins, chief executive officer at the Broad Horizons Education Trust which runs the school.

From BBC