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Hockett

American  
[hok-it] / ˈhɒk ɪt /

noun

  1. Charles, 1916–2000, U.S. linguist and anthropologist.


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That needs to be encouraged, Mr. Hockett says.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

Explicitly insuring all deposits, Mr. Hockett says, could prevent a run on a troubled bank, because customers would know ahead of time that their money was safe.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

Hockett transported him to Loder’s hometown of Buffalo to bury him in the same graveyard as his mother.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020

Hockett, 73, went on to be a clinical researcher in pharmaceuticals.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020

Charlie Ledley and Ben Hockett returned from Las Vegas on January 30, 2007, convinced that the entire financial system had lost its mind.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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