Newlands

British

/ ˈnjuːləndz /

noun

John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves

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Dorothy Newlands of Lauriston chairs the Scottish Castles Association which was set up to promote their conservation and restoration.

From BBC

"If you are not in a hurry to move in, you might consider restoring a ruined castle - not for the faint hearted, but achievable," said Newlands, whose own castle is in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC

Newlands said people bought castles because "they love the history and they want to play their part in bringing some of our built heritage back to life".

From BBC

Ian Shilling was head of music at Newlands Girls' School in Maidenhead between September 2012 and October 2020.

From BBC

On the call, an analyst asked CEO Bill Newlands squarely about something that the company had mostly only alluded to.

From Barron's

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