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Parrington

American  
[par-ing-tuhn] / ˈpær ɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. Vernon Louis, 1871–1929, U.S. literary historian and critic.


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"Parrington meanwhile said that the pile of mud had been left to rot and should be available for study and he had done the right thing in sharing it with his students."

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

Unfortunately, it is not all that surprising, given the extreme conditions in the region,” said Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the agency.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2023

“The potential impacts of very high ozone pollution on human health can be considerable both in terms of respiratory and cardio-vascular illness,” Mark Parrington, a senior Copernicus scientist, said in a statement.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022

Parrington said that historically his agency’s estimates “compare pretty well” with the others.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Parrington had regained his self-command in face of the new task that the events just described, which followed so rapidly upon one another's heels, laid out for him.

From Banzai! by Parabellum by Grautoff, Ferdinand Heinrich

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