Powell

American  

[pou-uhl, poh-uhl] / ˈpaʊ əl, ˈpoʊ əl /

noun

1. Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.

2. Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.

3. Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1950.

4. Colin 1937–2021, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; secretary of state 2001–05.

5. Earl Bud, 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

6. John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.

7. Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.

8. Lake Powell, an artificial reservoir on the border of southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam Glen Canyon Dam (completed 1964). 186 miles (300 km) long.

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Powell British  

/ ˈpaʊəl /

noun

1. Anthony ( Dymoke ˈdɪmək). 1905–2000, British novelist, best known for his sequence of novels under the general title A Dance to the Music of Time (1951–75)

2. Cecil Frank. 1903–69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson

3. Colin ( Luther ) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001–05)

4. Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924–1966, US modern-jazz pianist

5. ( John ) Enoch. 1912–98, British politician. An outspoken opponent of Commonwealth immigration into Britain and of British membership of the Common Market (now the European Union), in 1974 he resigned from the Conservative Party, returning to Parliament as a United Ulster Unionist Council member (1974–87)

6. Michael. 1905–90, British film writer, producer, and director, best known for his collaboration (1942–57) with Emeric Pressburger. Films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), and Peeping Tom (1960)

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Powell

And Shelley Powell, currently senior vice president operations improvement and support services, will become executive vice president development and projects on the same date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In mid-July, the combined water levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the two largest reservoirs in the United States and both fed by the Colorado River, reached their lowest levels in over 60 years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Some of the disappointment, to be sure, is simply markets trying to get used to the very different style of Warsh compared to predecessors Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

“Under Chair Powell, the Fed really, really missed the boat on inflation and waited far too long and was heavily criticized for it,” said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president at financial advisory firm Wealthspire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It also means that anytime I complain about Dad’s standards being too high, Ma opens my left hand and tells me: Mother Earth has blessed you, Kwame Powell.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer