Stanton
Americannoun
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Edwin McMasters 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
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Elizabeth Cady 1815–1902, U.S. social reformer.
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a city in SW California.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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The project focuses on extending services to socioeconomically disadvantaged students and “making sure that they’re getting the opportunities they should have,” Stanton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The voices of young people are the most important voices” for Linked Learning Alliance president Anne Stanton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ryan Stanton, Wimbledon's culinary purchasing manager, said his team receives "15 to 16 pallets a day that would come to us early morning".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Officers were called to reports a body had been found at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, Derbyshire, at 13:38 BST on Monday.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Stanton ordered troops to turn out into the streets, the guards to be doubled, military forts to be alert, guns manned, and special guards to be posted around the Old Capitol Prison.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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