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Watkins

American  
[wot-kinz] / ˈwɒt kɪnz /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Mr. Watkins is a research fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center and the editor of Bisonomics, a new publication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney utilised that role at the past two major tournaments but the Saudi Arabia-based pair are also in their thirties and were overlooked for the current batch of Nations League fixtures.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Something doesn’t add up,” said Adrian Watkins, a local construction worker sipping a pint at a local hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Watkins wondered if the men were actually stealing diesel, which he says is happening with growing frequency amid sky-high prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He’d rather be skateboarding, or spitting, or sticking gum on the floor 9 elevator button so that cranky Mr. Watkins had something to give him the stink eye for.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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