Paterson
Americannoun
noun
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Andrew Barton, known as Banjo Paterson. 1864–1941, Australian poet. His works include "Waltzing Matilda" and "The Man from Snowy River"
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William. 1658–1719, Scottish merchant and banker: founded the Bank of England (1694)
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Example Sentences
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“Texas has always viewed counties as rural toddlers that can’t be trusted with full powers,” said Robert Paterson, a professor at UT-Austin who specializes in land use and environmental planning.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
“The Duffers wanted to lean into the psychic horror of it,” Paterson adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Voters who experienced problems in Lima and at polling stations abroad - such as in Orlando, Florida and Paterson, New Jersey - will be able to cast their ballots on Monday, the electoral authorities ruled.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Led by post-doctoral fellow Ryan Sinclair Paterson at the University of Copenhagen, the research extends the time range for obtaining meaningful protein sequences by millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026
“What a view! You never saw anything like that in Paterson, did you?”
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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