Thurston

American  

[thur-stuhn] / ˈθɜr stən /

noun

1. a male given name: from a Scandinavian word meaning “Thor's stone.”

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Example Sentences

“Culturally, we want hormone therapy to be able to really solve all the issues that midlife women are facing, and no one medication can do that,” says Dr. Rebecca Thurston, assistant dean for women’s health research at the University of Pittsburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mark Thurston, who took over as Anglian's chief executive in July last year from Peter Simpson, said: "It will take time and investment to achieve a significant reduction in spills, but we are making good progress."

From BBC

Workers on the picket line complained that Republic has not maintained equipment since taking over the Thurston County dump around two years ago.

From BBC

It will step forward, it will jog sideways, it will reference something in Life Number 3 that first arose in Life Number 1: Thurston Moore was an early Raincoats fan, and saw one of their first New York City performances.

From Salon

But in Life Number 3, he is now Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, recalling seeing those early shows.

From Salon