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.
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Together, these measures were used to calculate a biological age score for participants in the Nutrition for Healthy Living study conducted at the University's Charles Perkins Centre.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 16, 2026
Resilience training: Perkins and her co-founders, including her now-husband Cliff Obrecht, envisioned turning Fusion Books into a design tool anyone could use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In Somerset, Sofia Perkins manages Radstock Food Club, which provides food from supermarkets and supplier-surplus to families and older people in need.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“There is still a case for hikes … but urgency has definitely gone,” said Dario Perkins, a central-bank expert at TS Lombard, in a post on X.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
His grandma, Dr. Perkins, lives next door to me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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