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Sansom

American  
[san-suhm] / ˈsæn səm /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Samson.


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I guess we’re not going to have a big bat colony here,’ ” explained April Sansom, executive director of Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

Only in the past couple of years, Sansom explained, did watchful staff members start swooping in to “borrow” Bamberger’s chain saw whenever they caught him tramping around the property with one.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

We had people like Kenny Sansom, Viv Anderson - senior internationals - and when they saw Kevin coming over they would be like 'oh no' because they knew he would embarrass them in training.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2025

Charlotte Newell KC said in mitigation that Watts had a history of mental health crises and had been "manipulated" by Sansom.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2025

No doubt Mr. Sansom is well aware that one of the same family was Osborn, Bishop of Exeter.

From Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

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