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Spingarn

American  
[spin-gahrn] / ˈspɪn gɑrn /

noun

  1. Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.


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And Rob Spingarn of Melius Research told investors the company’s share price will “probably be stuck in the doldrums for quite a while.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

By the time Young Contee was set to graduate from Spingarn, the traditional high school, he and the police department were eyeing and embracing each other.

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 2021

Friends coaxed him back to attend all-Black Spingarn High, where he set a D.C. high school scoring record in 1954 with 63 points in a game.

From Washington Post Mar. 22, 2021

In 1902, the property was purchased by Colonel Joel Spingarn and his wife, Amy.

From New York Times Aug. 7, 2019

In Cleveland we received the NAACP’s highest honor, the Spingarn Medal.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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