Aitken
Americannoun
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Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
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William Maxwell. Lord William Maxwell Aitken Beaverbrook.
noun
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Robert Grant. 1864–1951, US astronomer who discovered over three thousand double stars
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William Maxwell See Beaverbrook
Example Sentences
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Aitken got McLean over to the screen, but McLean was unmoved.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“We need to plan for what we see as a vision for that property when the lease has expired,” Mayor Ashleigh Aitken told me.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council, will join the group's meetings.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
In March, Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken invited Angels owner Arte Moreno to join her in “an open and honest conversation about the future of baseball in Anaheim.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
Aitken, a house painter also known as “John the Painter,” figured that if he could destroy all the rope being made at Portsmouth, the Royal Navy’s warships could not sail.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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