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Vaux

American  
[vawks] / vɔks /

noun

  1. Calvert, 1824–95, U.S. landscape architect, born in England: collaborator with Frederick Law Olmsted.


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Mullins later reached the landmark with Champion Bumper winner Jasmin De Vaux.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

“Propaganda works when it coincides with your existing assumptions,” said Pierre Vaux, a senior investigator at the Center for Information Resilience.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

“It doesn’t bother me, as long as it does the job,” said Sam Vaux, 30, who runs an auto repair garage next to the nappy road.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

The woman said that the former detectives pulled her over at about 8 p.m. the night before, while she was driving with two male friends in Calvert Vaux Park, near Coney Island.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2019

The ruined village of Vaux changed hands thirteen times in March, but for the moment, Fort Vaux itself remained in French hands.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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