Thornton
Americannoun
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William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.
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a town in NE Colorado.
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a male given name.
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Thornton says the adaptation aims to show how online posts can have "repercussions in real life".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The advanced method is known as ancestral sequence reconstruction, which was pioneered by Joseph Thornton, a former UO scientist whose old laboratory space is now occupied by Barber's group.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Instead, she decided she needed to know more about the real Kerrie-Ann Thornton.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
She spent more than 20 years in public accounting, including audit partner roles at RSM US and Grant Thornton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ms. Sitton and Mrs. Thornton go into their room and leave us alone.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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