Sumner
Americannoun
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Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
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James Batcheller 1887–1955, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize 1946.
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William Graham, 1840–1910, U.S. sociologist and economist.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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“It really kick-starts fleet-scale nuclear development in the United States,” Sumner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Sumner called the guarantee clause “a sleeping giant in the Constitution, never until this war awakened,” that “now comes forward with a giant’s power.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Sumner asserted that “the true idea of a Republic” is that “all the citizens have an equal voice in government.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Sumner said the decision not to inform the patients was taken on clinical advice, "taking into consideration the potential psychological impact it may have upon them at the time".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
He and his colleague Charles Sumner Tainter went to work in Bell's Washington laboratory, using their own ideas and input from other scientists whom they had contacted by letter and telegram.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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