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Watkins

American  
[wot-kinz] / ˈwɒt kɪnz /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Of the real-life people in these communities, Watkins says, “It’s really tough. The environment is extreme. There are no amenities. There’s no jobs. ... I think there’s a refusenik quality to them.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

When I reached Watkins via Zoom to talk about the book, I asked her how she does it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

She was taking a new job working as a white-collar defense attorney at Latham & Watkins when Epstein contacted her about an opportunity to work with Bill Gates, she has said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Fortunately Kane is fit and firing – and then some – but has Tuchel really got full faith in Watkins and Toney?

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The Watkins family had a huge old gray barn and behind it, a tumbledown storage shack.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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