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McPherson

American  
[muhk-fur-suhn, -feer-] / məkˈfɜr sən, -ˈfɪər- /

noun

  1. Aimee Semple 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.

  2. a town in central Kansas.


McPherson British  
/ məcˈfɜːsən /

noun

  1. Conor. born 1971, Irish playwright and theatre director; his plays include The Weir (1997) and Port Authority (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"If you're not sweating after the first song, come on," laughs McPherson.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“We expect firearm industry demand in fiscal 2027 to continue to be healthy and slightly higher than in fiscal 2026,” McPherson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

“By spinning off the associations, the banks segmented that risk and protected themselves from it,” McPherson said.

From MarketWatch May 25, 2026

"In our most recent study, many healthy embryos were still able to form even when fertilized under these conditions. This gives us hope that reproducing in space may one day be possible," said Dr. McPherson.

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 2026

Now, however, Hall’s wife back in Christchurch, Jan Arnold, would have to do the unthinkable: call McPherson back to inform her there had been a horrible mistake—that Andy was in fact missing and presumed dead.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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