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Stimson

American  
[stim-suhn] / ˈstɪm sən /

noun

  1. Henry L(ewis), 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.


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Ben Stimson and Aiden Minnis are believed to be the first and were given Russian citizenship for fighting in the occupied Donbas region.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Stimson was previously jailed in the UK in 2015 for joining pro-Russian separatists in the east of Ukraine.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Yun Sun, who directs the China program at the Stimson Center, sees Beijing pushing for a bigger delay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Argentines have been uncharacteristically patient, but that patience is running low,” said Benjamin Gedan, the director of the Latin America Program at the Stimson Center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

An officer walked in and handed him a message that had just come in from Secretary of War Stimson, along with a map of Japan.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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