Nicolson

American

[nik-uhl-suhn] / ˈnɪk əl sən /

noun

Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
Marjorie Hope, 1894–1981, U.S. scholar, educator, and author.

Nicolson British

/ ˈnɪkəlsən /

noun

Sir Harold ( George ). 1886–1968, British diplomat, politician, and author: married to Vita Sackville-West

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It is a second successive defeat for Chapman after falling short against WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicolson in October.

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"I also know that names is what you need, so I'm looking at featherweight and I'm looking at Skye Nicolson."

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Nicolson, however, had no reservations to fighting on the card and hopes to use her platform to promote opportunities for women in Saudi.

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John Nicolson MP will ask Netflix to substantiate what it told a Parliamentary committee about the woman alleged to have inspired the character Martha from the hit show Baby Reindeer.

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Singling out Mr Rees-Mogg's programme on GB News, Mr Nicolson said "every day, he churns out the same pro-Brexit, right-wing stuff", arguing "what he's doing is blurring news presenting and commentary".

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