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Swinburne

American  
[swin-bern] / ˈswɪn bərn /

noun

  1. Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic.


Swinburne British  
/ ˈswɪnˌbɜːn /

noun

  1. Algernon Charles. 1837–1909, English lyric poet and critic

"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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"Taking websites offline does not necessarily mean they have been hacked. It can be a responsible measure to protect systems while security updates are applied," said Dimitrios Salampasis from Australia's Swinburne University of Technology.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The resulting data were then analyzed with Swinburne University's Ngarrgu Tindebeek supercomputer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

For a more considered insight, here's Kelvin Wong, a senior lecturer in psychology at the Swinburne University of Technology.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

“Quantum offers a lot of potential,” said Allison Kealy, a professor at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, who specializes in positioning and navigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

His pictures did the family well—Cousin Joshua looked like a ratty Algernon Swinburne.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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