Woodward
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C(omer) Vann, 1908–99, U.S. historian.
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Robert Burns, 1917–79, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.
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a town in northwestern Oklahoma.
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Sir Clive . born 1956, English Rugby Union player and subsequently (1997–2004) coach of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.
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R ( obert ) B ( urns ). 1917–79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965
Example Sentences
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If Woodward and Bernstein can climb over every wall, turn over every stone and reroute themselves at every dead end, perhaps it’s not too late for some good, old-fashioned salvation.
From Salon
"This is the largest data set ever assembled for Tyrannosaurus rex," says Holly Woodward, a professor of anatomy at Oklahoma State University who led the research effort.
From Science Daily
"When people assume they are constantly tracked, they self-censor," says Woodward.
From BBC
Alan Woodward, cyber security professor at Surrey University, said the "Chinese influence that might be behind the decision," he said, adding E2EE is "largely banned in China".
From BBC
In an email exchange from 2009, Ghislaine Maxwell - who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for her role in Epstein's crimes - tells Epstein she was intending to have dinner with Woodward.
From BBC
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