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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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She described Mr Upham as a "very strong swimmer" who had a great love for kayaking and understood the sea should be respected.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

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

“Most families are on autopilot with schooling,” said Peter Upham, the executive director of the Association of Boarding Schools, whose members have reported an increase in domestic applications for next year.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2021

In 1867, just, one century after Hutchinson, Hon. Charles W. Upham, of Salem, Mass., published an elaborate, polished, interesting and instructive “History of Witchcraft and Salem Village.”

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

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