Moseley

American

[mohz-lee] / ˈmoʊz li /

noun

Henry Gwyn Jeffreys 1887–1915, English physicist: pioneer in x-ray spectroscopy.

Moseley British

/ ˈməʊzlɪ /

noun

Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys. 1887–1915, English physicist. He showed that the wavelengths of X-rays emitted from the elements are related to their atomic numbers

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If Stratton wins in November, she will follow in the steps of Carol Moseley Braun, who served as the first Black woman in the Senate after being elected from Illinois in 1992.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Despite medics thinking the 56-year-old would almost certainly die, she left Ward 9 at Moseley Hall in Birmingham on Wednesday, receiving a hero's welcome from her family in Penn, on the Wolverhampton/Staffordshire border.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

While I didn’t have space in my bag for whimsical prints from the Alice Moseley Folk Art Museum, I was determined to find a Bushwacker, a frozen cocktail-milkshake hybrid beloved on the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Luke Moseley told me, standing near the toy table.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Whether on the coast or in the river valleys, Moseley said, the Norte Chico lighted a cultural fire.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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