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Nichols

American  
[nik-uhlz] / ˈnɪk əlz /

noun

  1. John, 1940–2023, U.S. novelist, known for his “New Mexico Trilogy,” beginning with The Milagro Beanfield War (1974).

  2. Mike Michael Igor Peschkowsky, 1931–2014, U.S. stage and film director, born in Germany.


Nichols British  
/ ˈnɪkəlz /

noun

  1. Peter ( Richard ). born 1927, British dramatist, whose works include A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1967), the musical Privates on Parade (1977), and Blue Murder (1995)

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In 2022, he decided to share his CEO job—it had felt overwhelming, especially as he got older—with Eunice Lin Nichols, who’d worked for him for many years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Police did not say whether Nichols knew the girl living in the home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

In the next 10 years, Goucher College’s partnership with Edenwald Senior Living is expected to create a campus that is one-third traditional-age students, one-third midcareer learners and one-third retirees, Nichols said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Nichols captured the changed perspective in remarks at a March 18 downtown rally attended by members of all three unions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Women like Cobb, Cochran, and Nichols understood that space was the next challenge for pilots.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson