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Mitchell

American  
[mich-uhl] / ˈmɪtʃ əl /

noun

  1. Arthur, 1934–2018, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.

  2. John, 1870–1919, U.S. labor leader.

  3. Margaret, 1900–49, U.S. novelist.

  4. Maria, 1818–89, U.S. astronomer.

  5. Peter, 1920–92, British biochemist: Nobel Prize 1978.

  6. Silas Weir 1829–1914, U.S. physician and novelist.

  7. William, 1879–1936, U.S. general: pioneer in the field of aviation.

  8. Mount, a mountain in western North Carolina: highest peak in the eastern United States, 6,684 feet (2,037 meters).

  9. a city in southeastern South Dakota.

  10. a male given name, form of Michael.


Mitchell British  
/ ˈmɪtʃəl /

noun

  1. Joni, original name Roberta Joan Anderson. born 1943, Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter. Her albums include Blue (1971), Court and Spark (1974), Mingus (1979), Turbulent Indigo (1994), and Shine (2007)

  2. Margaret. 1900–49, US novelist; author of Gone with the Wind (1936)

  3. Reginald Joseph. 1895–1937, British aeronautical engineer; designer of the Spitfire fighter

  4. Sir Thomas Livingstone , known as Major Mitchell. 1792–1855, Australian explorer born in Scotland

"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

Mitchell Scientific  
/ mĭchəl /
  1. American astronomer and educator noted for her study of sunspots and nebulae and for her 1847 discovery of a comet.


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Daryl Mitchell, who was dropped on two, made 44 and Tom Blundell 51, but a number of the tourists' top order were guilty of wasting good starts.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Two days later, on June 11, “in light of the uproar,” Mitchell visited a local’s Shaw’s supermarket, where a manager printed a receipt matching details of the purchased tea bags, according to the district’s statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“Don’t discount the power of the New York marketplace. We also saw the celebrity factor — it was their social event,” Mitchell said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Hosteen Mitchell must have known what was on my mind and had been teasing me by saying nothing.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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