Lexell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lexell
First recorded in 2000–05; named after Anders Jean Lexell (1740–84), Finnish-born Russian mathematician, who calculated its orbit
Example Sentences
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The showrunner said, “You guys are lucky to have these jobs,” Ms. Lexell remembered.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020
When the studio cut her hours the next season, Ms. Lexell and a colleague approached a showrunner for a raise.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020
Olga Lexell, 27, said she had made the minimum wage, plus overtime, as a writers’ production assistant on a TV show in 2016.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020
During the weeks when the show was not in production, Ms. Lexell said, she resorted to filing for unemployment.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020
Lexell was the first to suspect that this was a new planet eighteen times as far from the sun as the earth is.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
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