Lazear
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Barbara Lazear Ascher’s husband gave her the news in the most straightforward way.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
“You can pay down your house,” Ms. Lazear said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Jesse Lazear, a scientist working with Walter Reed to help prove how yellow fever was transmitted in Cuba, died after inoculating himself with an infected mosquito in 1900.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2017
In 1900, an American physician by the name of Jesse Lazear intentionally submitted himself to bites from yellow fever-infected mosquitoes in an effort to learn about the virus’ transmission.
From The Verge ● May 4, 2016
But even with success in sight, Lazear was extremely nervous about potential criticism.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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