Armstrong
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(Daniel) Louis Satchmo, 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
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Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.
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Henry Henry Jackson, 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.
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Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.
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Neil A., 1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.
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Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
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( Daniel ) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer
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Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)
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Neil ( Alden ). 1930–2012, US astronaut; commanded Apollo 11 on the first manned lunar landing during which he became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969
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Lance . born 1971, US cyclist, winner of 7 Tour de France titles, 1999–2005; stripped of the titles in 2012 and banned for life, having been found to have used banned substances
Example Sentences
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She’s backed on her earliest recordings by jazz ensembles she’d put together and led, and by such jazz icons as Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson and Coleman Hawkins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I like to go to Armstrong Garden Centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dean Armstrong KC, representing Cusack's family, suggested to Barker that Morgan's behaviour and an absence of support from the club were the principal reasons Cusack's decline in mental health.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Nursing home residents will lose their aides, homecare clients will lose their caregivers, hospital patients will lose trusted and experienced staff,” Armstrong continued.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
In turn, Armstrong, the judge, and Blore submitted to the same test.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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