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Winston

[win-stuhn]

noun

  1. a male given name.



Winston

/ ˈwɪnstən /

noun

  1. Robert ( Maurice Lipson ), Baron. born 1940, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, noted for his work on human infertility treatment; as a broadcaster, his TV series include The Human Body (1998) and How Science Changed the World (2010)

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Another Greek shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, once said that his yacht, the 325-foot Christina O—which hosted luminaries including Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy—was “the best office in the world.”

Of all the improbable coincidences of the 20th century, the fact that Winston Churchill happened to be in the New York Stock Exchange gallery in October 1929, watching one of the worst market meltdowns ever, has to rank as one of the oddest.

Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was quoted more than a century ago as saying that his greatest political challenge was that of “events,” or the unknown circumstances that can ultimately bring down a government.

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They suggested that the Conservatives should run a campaign encouraging young people to send in stories of left-wing behaviour that they argue could be mocked online - for example, a teacher calling Winston Churchill a fascist or a classmate identifying as a cat.

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Surf instructors Mike Bennett, left, and Shanden Brutsch, right, cheer on Cassandra Winston as she rides her first wave.

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