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Phillips

American  
[fil-ips] / ˈfɪl ɪps /

noun

  1. David Graham, 1867–1911, U.S. novelist.

  2. Jayne Anne, born 1952, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and novelist.

  3. Stephen, 1868–1915, English poet and playwright.

  4. Wendell, 1811–84, U.S. orator and reformer.


Phillips British  
/ ˈfɪlɪps /

noun

  1. Captain Mark. born 1948, English three-day-event horseman; married to Anne, the Princess Royal, divorced 1992

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On a day that saw the Chiefs sign Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker from the Seahawks and linebacker Jaelan Phillips land a four-year, $120 million deal with the Panthers, Linderbaum was the one who transformed the economics of his position.

From The Wall Street Journal

We put this to safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, who acknowledged there was "room for improvement" and said she was working with the Department for Education to look at "what therapeutic support children might need".

From BBC

The UK government is now pursuing what minister Jess Phillips has described as "the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history".

From BBC

Refuge accommodation is vital, Jess Phillips told us, but because there is only "a finite amount of money to go round" she hoped the government's focus on prevention would reduce the need for women to "flee in the middle of the night with their children".

From BBC

Marathon Petroleum, Valero Energy, and Phillips 66 have rallied sharply, hitting 52-week highs.

From Barron's