Morris
Americannoun
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Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
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Gouverneur 1752–1816, U.S. statesman.
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Robert, 1734–1806, U.S. financier and statesman, born in England.
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William, 1834–96, English painter, furniture designer, poet, and socialist writer.
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Wright, 1910–1998, U.S. novelist.
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a male given name, form of Maurice.
noun
Example Sentences
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Emilie Morris, a hospital pediatrician in Salt Lake County and Utah County: When children come in, they’re often bent over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The letter from Michael Morris, senior general counsel in litigation at Canada’s justice department, marked another retreat from the Carney-led government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Morris: Every pediatrician I know cares so deeply about what they do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“If you’ve seen one self-direction program, you’ve seen one self-direction program,” said Mary Morris, co-founder of the Self-Direction Center.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
He had known that Shamika was a longtime friend, but he assumed that she had not gotten close to Wanda until after Morris had died.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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