Sassoon
Americannoun
noun
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Siegfried ( Lorraine ). 1886–1967, British poet and novelist, best known for his poems of the horrors of war collected in Counterattack (1918) and Satirical Poems (1926). He also wrote a semi-fictitious autobiographical trilogy The Memoirs of George Sherston (1928–36)
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Vidal. 1928–2012, British hair stylist: founder and chairman of Vidal Sassoon Inc
Example Sentences
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Lewycka had been living with a degenerative brain condition in recent years and is survived by her partner, Donald Sassoon, and her daughter, Sonia.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Sassoon and six other other high-level Justice officials resigned over the controversy, saying there was no legal justification to dismiss Adams' case.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sassoon characterized Bove’s proposed resolution of the case as an improper “bargain.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
“I understand my duty as a prosecutor to mean enforcing the law impartially,” wrote Sassoon, a former law clerk for a conservative icon, the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025
Just as colorful as the flowers was Sophie Sassoon herself.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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