Perkins
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Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933–45.
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Maxwell (Evarts), 1884–1947, U.S. editor.
Example Sentences
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The grand jury, in fact, had declined to indict Perkins.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
“The pool is being completely replaced. It leaks like a sieve,” said Stephanie Kingsnorth, principal of the architecture firm Perkins Eastman, addressing about 50 community members in a room next to the park’s visitor center.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
The most significant part of the meeting, noted Dario Perkins of TS Lombard, was Powell’s lukewarm support for the look-through approach, a hawkish turn from how the committee had been treating tariffs.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
On Monday evening, the department had said it was dropping its appeal of four trial-court rulings that struck down Trump’s sanctions against law firms Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie and Susman Godfrey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
One last academic showdown with Jonah Perkins, which I will win, and then I will be eighth-grade top scholar, and Jerk-ins will not.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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