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Tompkins

American  
[tomp-kinz] / ˈtɒmp kɪnz /

noun

  1. Daniel D., 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.


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Capital Economics’ Kieran Tompkins notes that while oil options data suggests investors expect prices to ease over the next three months, they have unusually low conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

CVS declined to disclose the size of its investment in the warehouse, which uses technology from warehouse-automation providers AutoStore, Tompkins Robotics and Bastian Solutions, part of Toyota Automated Logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Less than a month after announcing its opening date, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s chief curator, Pilar Tompkins Rivas, is leaving the museum this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It is about friendship and creativity and New York City, specifically the East Village when you didn’t walk past First Avenue alone, on the edge of gentrification and the 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

They set off toward Tompkins Square Park, taking turns at reaching into the bag and tearing off chunks of the bread.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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