Thurmond
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Researchers chose the name Tylosaurus rex as a tribute to paleontologist John Thurmond.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
In the late 1960s, Thurmond recognized that giant tylosaurs from northeast Texas appeared unusually large and may have belonged to a separate species.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond — were in the single digits.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
He held the title only because Vermont’s Jim Jeffords recently had switched to the Democratic caucus, pushing the former president pro tem, 98-year-old Strom Thurmond, into the minority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
“How is good ol’ Thurmond, by the way?
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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