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Packwood

American  
[pak-wood] / ˈpækˌwʊd /

noun

  1. Bob, born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1969–95.


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Packwood resigned in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Commission voted unanimously to expel him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

The discovery was made after David Freeman, who edits Finest Hour, the journal of the International Churchill Society, asked Mr Packwood to see if there was anything that might link Churchill to the Olympics.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024

The Paradise Corridor offers two entrances — Nisqually to the west at Ashford and Stevens Canyon Entrance to the east near Packwood, Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

In 1995, Sen. Robert Packwood left his post for the same reason.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2023

Packwood's Whim; The Goldfinch's Nest, or the Way to get Money and be Happy, by George Packwood, was published in 1796, and reached a second edition in 1807.

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 by Rowland Edmund Prothero, Baron Ernle

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