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Nicolson

American  
[nik-uhl-suhn] / ˈnɪk əl sən /

noun

  1. Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).

  2. Marjorie Hope, 1894–1981, U.S. scholar, educator, and author.


Nicolson British  
/ ˈnɪkəlsən /

noun

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

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World championship fights on the undercard will include featherweight champion Tiara Brown defending against former undisputed champion Ellie Scotney, and super bantamweight champion Skye Nicolson against three-time, two-division champion Miyo Yoshida.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

“The process, the calibration, the persistent engineering, the kinematic simulation, the temperature, all that scheduling is kind of the same at this level of product,” Nicolson said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Boxer Fabio Wardley posted "don't worry I'll keep it safe" with a video of the toupee on the seat beside him, while Skye Nicolson, external also posed with it on her head.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

To get closer to his feathered neighbors, Adam Nicolson built a treehouse designed for both human and avian inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

As Harold Nicolson put it, he had a combination of “great flights of oratory with sudden swoops into the intimate and the conversational.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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