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Parkman

American  
[pahrk-muhn] / ˈpɑrk mən /

noun

  1. Francis, 1823–93, U.S. historian.


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As prices rose, those traders have rushed to cover their short positions by buying cocoa, which in turn pushes prices higher still, Parkman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The 1975 winner of both the Pulitzer and Francis Parkman prizes is a book-club Goliath and a Room Rater fixture; proof, on Zoom and otherwise, of deep thinking about urban history.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024

Streets like Parkman Avenue are reminders that we already have a template for building a range of multifamily housing that fits into residential neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Three of those - Andrew Rapp and Mike Bock in Denver, as well as Jon Hughes in Houston - have been with the firm since its days as Petrie Parkman.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

The last poem of Doctor Holmes printed in the Atlantic Monthly was written in his eighty-fourth year and dedicated to the memory of Francis Parkman.

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.

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