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Upham

British  
/ ˈʌpəm /

noun

  1. Charles ( Hazlitt ). 1908–94, New Zealand soldier; hero of World War II and one of only three people to have been awarded the Victoria Cross twice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One of the swimmers was named as 64-year-old local antiques dealer Matthew Upham.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

Upham is scheduled to be arraigned June 15.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

“Even with the genome of a single individual, you can learn a lot,” says Nathan Upham, an evolutionary biologist at Arizona State University who was not involved with the research.

From Science Magazine Apr. 26, 2023

Fire departments that are loaning equipment are Antler, a grass-fire unit; Newburg, a combination pumper/tanker; Tolley, a combination tanker/grass-fire unit and extrication gear; Upham, a four-wheel drive grass-fire truck; and Tioga, extrication gear.

From Washington Times Apr. 3, 2021

Mary and Ann, the two eldest daughters, were already married; the one to Usher Parson, M.D., the other to Honorable Charles Wentworth Upham.

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by E. E. Brown

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