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Higgins

American

[hig-inz] / ˈhɪg ɪnz /

noun

George V., 1939–99, U.S. novelist.

Higgins British

/ ˈhɪɡɪnz /

noun

Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)
Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)

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Jemma Reekie, a world indoor silver medallist in the 800m, powered away from the field to comfortably win the women's 1500m title, while Jack Higgins won the men's event in a championship-record time of 3:38.12.

From BBC

Mrs. Higgins had even offered a chance to earn extra credit by doing a report on earthquakes, but it had been in the spring, at the start of baseball season, when Jonathan didn’t have a lot of extra time.

From Literature

NFL players Christian McCaffrey, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tee Higgins and others participate in a fashion show ahead of the Super Bowl.

From Barron's

But it was probably more memorable than any visit north by Connolly's predecessor Michael D Higgins.

From BBC

According to Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, experimenting with haute couture can serve as a confidence booster.

From Barron's

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