Swanson

[ swon-suhn ]

/ ˈswɒn sən /

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noun

Gloria Gloria Josephine May Swenson, 1899–1983, U.S. film actress.

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At the end of October, Kaidi, Metzger and Swanson finally got bus service again.
Would You Manage 70 Children And A 15-Ton Vehicle For $18 An Hour?|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|November 11, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Although many pets eat the same menu of wet and dry food every day of their lives, Swanson says a rotational diet is often the most nutritious.
Pets can help fight climate change with an insect-based diet. Owners just need to come around to the idea.|Danny Funt|September 21, 2021|Washington Post
Luckily, however, one of the fossils that Swanson and his colleagues examined happened to be split through the middle of the body, revealing these internal structures.
Feast your eyes on this 50-million-year-old assassin bug and its exquisite genitalia|Kate Baggaley|January 20, 2021|Popular-Science
“On the whole I kind of quite like my films without watching them every night like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard,” he said.
Mike Leigh Is the Master Filmmaker Who Hates Hollywood|Nico Hines|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the first episode, you meet Raoul Walsh and Gloria Swanson and Victor Fleming, who directed The Wizard of Oz.
David Chase on Tony Soprano’s Fate, the State of TV, and Why He Couldn’t Finish ‘True Detective’|Marlow Stern|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His clients included Kim Novak, Joan Crawford, and Gloria Swanson.
When Fashion Met Art: Andy Warhol & Halston’s Decades-Long Friendship|Raquel Laneri|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pastor and right-wing radio host Kevin Swanson asked on his show Monday.
Is ‘Frozen’ The Gayest Movie of the Year?|Caitlin Dickson|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Cleaning technicians do not earn what I would consider to be a great deal of overtime pay,” Swanson said.
The Administration's Thin Complaints About the Sequester|Megan McArdle|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Burckhardt gave the hovering manager a sick, apologetic smile and followed Swanson out.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
In the seat across from him, the little man named Swanson was sitting, tensely poised.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
It was by seeing her walk carelessly into a telephone booth and never come out that Swanson had found the tunnel.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
Swanson subsided and found a place to sit, against the wall, out of sight of the door.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
Then Burckhardt heard approaching voices and had time for a swift whisper to Swanson before he flattened himself against the wall.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl