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Jukes

American  
[jooks] / dʒuks /

noun

  1. the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a 19th-century sociological study of the inheritance of feeble-mindedness and its correlation with social degeneracy.


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"We are breaking up and busting up teams," Jukes said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

But Matt Jukes, the UK's Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, says it is relatively easy for police to infiltrate criminal groups because they are not ideologically aligned with the Iranian regime.

From BBC May 15, 2025

Harder to tackle are those posts that fall into what Mr Jukes calls the “lawful but awful” category.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2024

The UK’s head of counter-terror policing, Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, told me for the BBC’s Newscast that “X was an enormous driver” of posts that contributed to the summer’s disorder.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2024

"Jukes, there's your expenses," said the emissary rather haughtily, as he handed Ginger a sovereign.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

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