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.
noun
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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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Allen Simpson, chief executive of trade body UKHospitality, said the new rules were a "positive step".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
By mid-August, two groups of top private-equity focused lawyers were in talks to leave, one for Paul Weiss and another for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Olympian and 2016 bronze medalist Jenny Simpson collapsed during a community run in Raleigh, N.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Simpson, was produced 10 years after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and just prior to “If I Did It,” perhaps the most arrogant mea culpa in the history of confessional literature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In California, the O. J. Simpson trial was heading toward a conclusion, and the whole country seemed to be obsessed.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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