McCormick
[muh-kawr-mik]
- Anne Elizabeth O'Hare,1882–1954, U.S. journalist, born in England.
- Cyrus Hall,1809–84, U.S. inventor, especially of harvesting machinery.
- PatriciaPat, born 1930, U.S. diver.
- Robert Rutherford,1880–1955, U.S. newspaper publisher.
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Contemporary Examples
Although he has been involved in philanthropy and civic affairs, McCormick has never run for office before.
McCormick says King advised him to stay on message and be persistent.
The last remaining staffers then ran off to the victory party at McCormick Place to catch the president's speech.
Historical Examples
McCormick did the opposite; he moved West, to Chicago, in 1847.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
This was patented in 1872, and McCormick soon made it his own.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
Scarcely had Stapylton gained the road when he was joined by McCormick.
BarringtonCharles James Lever
McCormick began to make his famous reaper in an old grist-mill.
How to SucceedOrison Swett Marden
You better be ready to back that up with your fists, McCormick, Boone said savagely.
A Place in the SunC.H. Thames
McCormick
- Cyrus Hall. 1809–84, US inventor of the reaping machine (1831)
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