Perkins
Americannoun
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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.
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The team have been "headstarting" the birds, Perkins explained, by taking in eggs from wild nests and incubating and raising them in specially-constructed pens.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Perkins added that it predicts the dollar’s growth differential will narrow within the next 12 months as Asian and European economies – hit more heavily by the energy shock – begin to recover.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
“We’re here on what I would call a hunch or, at best, a suspicion,” said Brian Perkins, an attorney representing multiple victims in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“With the Strait set to reopen it is tempting to think that the global rate-hiking cycle is already over,” said Dario Perkins, an economist at TS Lombard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
And just like that, Adam Douglas, an assistant football coach at Wallace High, became the Perkins High School athletic director.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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