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Sullivan

[suhl-uh-vuhn]

noun

  1. Annie Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy, 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.

  2. Sir Arthur (Seymour), 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.

  3. Ed(ward Vincent), 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.

  4. Harry Stack 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.

  5. John L(awrence), 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.

  6. Louis Henri 1856–1924, U.S. architect.



Sullivan

/ ˈsʌlɪvən /

noun

  1. Sir Arthur ( Seymour ). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist

  2. Louis ( Henri ). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Harris spoke about her book in conversation with Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan, the hosts of the “I’ve Had It” podcast and former cast members of the Bravo series “Sweet Home Oklahoma.”

Chairman David Sullivan is more likely to give someone a game or two extra rather than act when there is still a possibility the situation might be pulled round.

From BBC

The series famously concluded with Jimmy Corkhill, played by the late Dean Sullivan, daubing a letter "d" on to the sign, leaving it as "Brookside Closed" before driving out of the cul-de-sac.

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Her father figure was Jimmy Corkhill, played by the late Dean Sullivan.

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The series famously concluded with Jimmy Corkhill, played by the late Dean Sullivan, daubing a "d" on to the sign, leaving it as "Brookside Closed" before driving out of the cul-de-sac.

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