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Jeffers

American  
[jef-erz] / ˈdʒɛf ərz /

noun

  1. (John) Robinson, 1887–1962, U.S. poet.


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Alongside her six-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son, Jeffers minds one child after school hours and three children under school age all day.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

He has learned, in the words of the poet Robinson Jeffers, that “we must uncenter our minds from ourselves” if we are to prosper as a species among other species.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I don’t know how long it’s going to be this popular, but I’ve never seen a bait like it, the way the action works in the water,” Jeffers says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Jeffers, from special operations in US Central Command, in late 2024 was put in charge of monitoring a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, which has continued periodic strikes aimed at Hezbollah militants.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

Matt Creighton’s grandfather had lived through the Revolution; Matt himself had survived the Mexican War; and Uncle Billy Jeffers, down the road, was still alive to tell tales of the War of 1812.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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