Nicholson
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Ben, 1894–1982, British abstract painter.
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Sir Francis, 1655–1728, English colonial administrator in America.
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Jack, born 1937, U.S. actor.
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Ben. 1894–1982, English painter, noted esp for his abstract geometrical works
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Jack. born 1937, US film actor. His films include Easy Rider (1969), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1974), Chinatown (1974), Terms of Endearment (1983), Batman (1989), As Good As It Gets (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and The Departed (2006)
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John. 1821–57, British general and administrator, born in Ireland: deputy commissioner in the Punjab (1851–56), where he became the object of hero-worship among the natives and kept the Punjab loyal during the Indian Mutiny: played a major role in the capture of Delhi
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Crest Nicholson shares are down 3.5%, with Taylor Wimpey down 2.4% and Vistry down 2.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“It really is one of the top, if not the top, safety risks in the world right now,” said Jonathan Nicholson, a spokesman for the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Mary Steenburgen moved to California to work with Jack Nicholson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Fiscal depute David Orr said that Nicholson, from Newbie, near Annan, had been the focus of Operation Epazote, a Home Office inquiry into human trafficking at TN Trawlers.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Nicholson took out his cigarettes again, but without taking his eyes off Teddy.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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