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Watson

American  
[wot-suhn] / ˈwɒt sən /

noun

  1. James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.

  2. John Ian Maclaren, 1850–1907, Scottish clergyman and novelist.

  3. John Broadus 1878–1958, U.S. psychologist.

  4. John Christian, 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister 1904.

  5. Thomas Augustus, 1854–1934, U.S. electrical experimenter, associated with Alexander Graham Bell.

  6. Thomas John, 1874–1956, U.S. industrialist.

  7. Thomas Sturges Tom, born 1949, U.S. golfer.

  8. Sir William, 1858–1935, English poet.

  9. a male given name.


Watson British  
/ ˈwɒtsən /

noun

  1. James Dewey. born 1928, US biologist, whose contribution to the discovery of the helical structure of DNA won him a Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine shared with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins in 1962

  2. John B ( roadus ). 1878–1958, US psychologist; a leading exponent of behaviourism

  3. John Christian. 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister of Australia (1904)

  4. Russell. born 1973, British tenor; his albums include The Voice (2001) and Encore (2002)

  5. Tom, full name Thomas Sturges Watson. born 1949, US golfer, won eight major titles: the US Masters (1977, 1981), the US Open (1982), and the British Open (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)

"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

Watson Scientific  
/ wŏtsən /
  1. American biologist who, working with Francis Crick, identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they discovered that DNA has the structure of a double helix, two spirals linked together by bases in ladderlike rungs. For this work Watson and Crick shared with Maurice Wilkins the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.


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For Watson, simply being on the field was reason enough for Monken to feel upbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The BBC's Australia Correspondent, Katy Watson, talks through what happened in court.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Back in 2022, the team offloaded Baker Mayfield, a former No. 1 overall pick, and traded three first-round selections to acquire Watson from the Houston Texans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, have also been charged with other offences relating to the incident in Belmarsh Prison on 1 January 2025, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

I thought of the words to the sonnet-ballad poem Miss Watson read to us.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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