Parks
Americannoun
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Gordon (Alexander Buchanan), 1912–2006, U.S. photojournalist and film director.
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Rosa Rosa Louise McCauley, 1913–2006, U.S. civil rights leader.
Example Sentences
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The goal is not merely to reinterpret Rosa Parks.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
But Walsh smuggles in an entirely different claim beneath these factual details: that Parks was effectively a political actress participating in a manufactured hoax.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Two California State Parks lifeguards swam from Greyhound State Beach to the pocket beach where the car landed and administered CPR to the driver, according to Cal Fire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Kate Spreadbury, from Bristol Parks Forum, said it can no longer afford to lead walks in Bristol due to the new fees.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
In July 2010, members of a special Parks Canada expedition found the HMS Investigator, the ship that found the Northwest Passage before becoming trapped in the ice for more than two years.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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