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Johnston

American  
[jon-stuhn, -suhn] / ˈdʒɒn stən, -sən /

noun

  1. Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

  2. Joseph Eggleston, 1807–91, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

  3. Mary, 1870–1936, U.S. writer.

  4. a town in E central Rhode Island.


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Price declines will “undoubtedly hurt” the cattle market in the near term, said Johnston.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

BBC Sport's Neil Johnston assesses how the players performed on Tuesday - and you can see how readers rated them at the bottom of the page too.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

That assumes successful commissioning and ramp-up at the Edna May processing plant, and the Lake Johnston plant, which has a capacity of 3.2 million tons of ore.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

However, Johnston said AP-A was not an adequate landline replacement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The day after the first plume, the same news crew that had flown David Johnston to the peak of the mountain came again to Mount St. Helens.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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