Lyon
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
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Carbios is now building a plant near Lyon, France, to start chemically recycling PET later this year.
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills | Maria Temming | January 27, 2021 | Science NewsThis assertion was hard to prove as factually true or false — a point Lyon made in court.
What the 1798 Sedition Act got right — and what it means today | Kaitlyn Carter | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostIn 2008, Lyon and Matin were the first California couple to legally marry.
Lyon is all about running in behind and … Bayern was really high again.
Bayern Looks Unbeatable. But Can Mbappé Push PSG To Champions League Glory? | Tony Chow (tony.chow@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 21, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightBefore it eliminated City, Lyon’s probability to win the Champions League never rose above 1 percent.
After Manchester City’s Big Loss, Who’s The Favorite To Win The Champions League? | Terrence Doyle | August 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.
A week later, a much bigger, much calmer demonstration filled the streets of Paris and Lyon with perhaps 100,00 people.
The story about a roadtrip to Lyon to rescue an abandoned car is a particular pearl.
This would include someone like Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon.
I shall certainly take your advice and call my cousin, the Lyon King, into council.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonRide back like a streak o' lightnin', and tell Leftenant Lyon that the gorrillas is cleanin' out a house over yender!
A Lieutenant at Eighteen | Oliver OpticMajor Lyon had heard of the threats against him and his property, and he was prepared for the marauders.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen | Oliver OpticIt looked just then as though Lieutenant Lyon had bagged the twenty-two guerillas in the upper story of the mansion.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen | Oliver OpticFor a long time he seemed to be able only to paint Emma Lyon.
Art in England | Dutton Cook
British Dictionary definitions for Lyon
/ (French ljɔ̃) /
a city in SE central France, capital of Rhône department, at the confluence of the Rivers Rhône and Saône: the third largest city in France; a major industrial centre and river port. Pop: 445 452 (1999): English name: Lyons (ˈlaɪənz) Ancient name: Lugdunum (lʊɡˈduːnəm)
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Cultural definitions for Lyon
[ (lee-ohnn) ]
Also Lyons; a city in east-central France on the Rhone River.
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