Sankey

British

/ ˈsæŋkɪ /

noun

Ira David. 1840–1908, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with D. L. Moody

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For his doctoral research, LaSala worked with professor Temuulen "Teki" Sankey, an expert in remote sensing, to create detailed maps of several cave systems.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

Bella Sankey said it was "the most devastating news" the city had received "for a very long time".

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Jet-fuel supplies at London’s Heathrow airport —one of the world’s busiest international hubs — are “very, very low” and coming down rapidly, according to Paul Sankey, president of Sankey Research.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Sankey recommended that the U.S. pull out of the region and allow Iran and Gulf Coast countries to figure out how to resolve the situation.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

No. VII. is a specimen of good transformer-plate, 0.301 millimetre thick, rolled from Swedish iron by Messrs Sankey of Bilston.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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