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Lowry

American  
[lou-ree] / ˈlaʊ ri /

noun

  1. (Clarence) Malcolm (Boden) 1909–57, U.S. novelist, born in England.

  2. a male given name, form of Lawrence.


Lowry 1 British  
/ ˈlaʊrɪ /

noun

  1. L ( awrence ) S ( tephen ). 1887–1976, English painter, noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often containing primitive or stylized figures

  2. ( Clarence ) Malcolm. 1909–57, British novelist and writer, best known for his semiautobiographical novel Under the Volcano (1947)

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lowry 2 British  
/ ˈlaʊrɪ /

noun

  1. another name for lory

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According to Lowry, observing these small planets is essential to determine whether they have atmospheres and to refine models of habitability.

From Science Daily

"Shane Lowry had a little bit to do with getting that wine, so I want to shout him out for that."

From BBC

Lowry admits, “I drove the facilities guys crazy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The chair of the board, Alan Lowry, said the panel had taken into account what elected representatives in the other devolved nations earn as well as in Westminster and Dublin.

From BBC

Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal, who is chair of the Lowry arts venue in Salford and helped lead the report, said class was a "core inclusion issue" and barriers to the arts were "crushing creativity".

From BBC