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Nevins

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[nev-inz] / ˈnɛv ɪnz /

noun

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


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Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus suggested to Sedaka and Greenfield that they would have better luck at 1650 Broadway, where Al Nevins and Don Kirshner had just opened their publishing company Aldon Music.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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

Nevins took a look at NFL players at the end of their careers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Bakish had dismissed a recent offer of $3 billion for the channel from investors, including former Showtime head David Nevins.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

At least nobody had accused Mr. or Mrs. Nevins, her most recent foster parents, of being “nice.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

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