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Sims

American  
[simz] / sɪmz /

noun

  1. William Sowden 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.


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Sims took a job at the University of Minnesota in 1970, staying there until 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Sims died last week as a result of injuries he sustained in a fall from a horse in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Sims spent much of the 1990s at Yale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

One of Sargent’s last conversations with Sims was at a conference held in Sims’s honor in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I just jumped into study group so I wouldn’t stay home and play Sims.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera