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Nevins

American  
[nev-inz] / ˈnɛv ɪnz /

noun

  1. Allan, 1890–1971, U.S. historian.


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The doctor asked Nevins about specific life-sustaining measures like feeding tubes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Jennifer Nevins, CEO of Savor.us, created a 100-page guidebook to help families work through aging-related conversations and gather important documents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

In 1952 Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas published a four-volume abridgment of his diaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

In her work as a filmmaker, Nevins pursued colorful subjects who often were experiencing life transitions.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

She poured some on one of the rags which she had carefully dampened just as Mrs. Nevins always did and proceeded to clean the never-used dining room with its dark, heavy table and six chairs.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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