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Prout

British  
/ praʊt /

noun

  1. Ebenezer. 1835–1909, English musicologist and composer, noted for his editions of works by Handel and J. S. Bach

  2. William. 1785–1850, English chemist, noted for his modification of the atomic theory

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Store manager David Prout said: "We're thrilled to be opening the doors of one of the first new Wilko stores and anticipate a great response from past and future Plymouth customers alike."

From BBC

“There were absolutely no findings of data falsification or fabrication of data,” Sophia Prout, communications manager at the university, wrote in an email.

From Science Magazine

QMUL’s investigation into Dalli took note of the illustrations, Prout emailed Science, but she called any assumption that they were actual data a “misinterpretation” that “has been dealt with in correspondence with journals and senior authors.”

From Science Magazine

Department of Commerce allocated almost $192 million to help Alaskan fishers affected by the closures of the king and snow crab fisheries for the last two years, but Prout thinks many boats will go out of business before that money arrives.

From Seattle Times

After last year’s closures the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, a nonprofit trade association that Prout leads, petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to close fishing of all types for 180 days in an eastern part of the Bering Sea in an effort to protect the red king crab there.

From Seattle Times