Powell

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Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.
Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1950.
Co·lin [koh, -lin, kol, -in], 1937–2021, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; secretary of state 2001–05.
Earl Bud, 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.
Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.
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.

Powell

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ˈpəʊəl PowellSir Anthony (Dymoke)19052000MBritishWRITING: novelist 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)
PowellCecil Frank19031969MBritishSCIENCE: physicist Cecil Frank. 1903–69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson
PowellColin (Luther)1937MUSPOLITICS: politicianMILITARY: general Colin ( Luther ) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001–05)
PowellEarl19241966MUSMUSIC: jazz pianist Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924–1966, US modern-jazz pianist
Powell(John) Enoch19121998MBritishPOLITICS: politician ( 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)
PowellMichael19051990MBritishFILMS AND TV: writerFILMS AND TV: producerFILMS AND TV: director 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)

Powell repeatedly has said that the economy’s future depends on controlling the virus.

Powell did not respond to a request for comment when the case against her was reported.

Powell broke down the different types of diabetes and the causes behind each.

Just weeks into her new gig, heading up Airbnb’s Experiences division, Powell had to completely shut down the service she was brought in to run.

Powell and other Fed leaders have long emphasized that the economy will not fully heal until the pandemic is under control.

Thorgerson and Powell turned to video and film—a smart move given the emergence of MTV.

Can you imagine Bud Powell or Charlie Parker writing a jingle?

“This is the key way to bend the curve,” Powell told The Daily Beast of the mission abroad in a September interview.

Powell ranks with Patrick Smith in the hierarchy of Florida historical novelists and that is lofty territory, indeed.

Quashing rumors that the White House had pushed her out, Powell told the press that she'd been planning to retire for months.

This reinforcement, so much sooner than expected, greatly elated Major Powell.

He saw that Major Powell had succeeded in rallying some of his men, and taken a position that could not be carried without loss.

They rode nearly four miles before they came on to Major Powell and the remnant of his force.

When he told of the capture of the train and the defeat of Powell, Frost became very much excited.

John Powell of Richmond is considered Virginia's greatest single contributor to the musical composition field.

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