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Baldwin

[bawld-win]

noun

  1. James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.

  2. James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.

  3. Loammi 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.

  4. Matthias William 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.

  5. Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.

  6. Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.

  7. a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.

  8. a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.

  9. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.



Baldwin

/ ˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)

  2. Stanley , 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)

“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
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Shortly after opening Houseman, Baldwin was thinking about putting oeuf mayonnaise — a classic hors d'oeuvre featuring hard-boiled eggs topped with seasoned mayonnaise — as a dish on the menu.

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Sirens blared along Ramona Boulevard in Baldwin Park as police officers from throughout the region gathered Friday to mourn one of their own.

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A 22-year-old man who gunned down a Baldwin Park police officer after allegedly killing his neighbor Saturday night will face multiple murder charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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The officer, Samuel Riveros of the Baldwin Park Police Department, smiled and handed her a police patch to give to Max.

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As James Baldwin counseled in a 1962 essay that appeared in the New York Times Book Review, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

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