Simpson
Americannoun
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James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
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O(renthal) J(ames), born 1946, U.S. football player.
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Wallis Warfield. Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of.
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Sir James Young. 1811–70, Scottish obstetrician, who pioneered the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic
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Wallis (Warfield) (ˈwɒlɪs). See Edward VIII
Example Sentences
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Simpson and Poth have two further chances of medals at these Games, in Friday's giant slalom and Sunday's slalom.
From BBC
Monday’s high “respected” the 2025 high as resistance, and the currency pair closed back below the monthly pivot and last week’s high, Simpson notes.
To paraphrase Homer Simpson, “It’s sad ‘cause it’s true.”
From Los Angeles Times
"There was some good skiing, so I'm pretty proud. Unfortunately there were just a couple of mistakes," said 23-year-old Simpson, who also finished fourth in Saturday's downhill.
From BBC
"We may be heading into spring, but anyone running low on oil right now doesn't have the luxury of waiting for prices to fall," said Emma Simpson, chief executive of Rural Action Derbyshire.
From BBC
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