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Bowles

[ bohlz ]

noun

  1. Chester, 1901–86, U.S. statesman and author: special adviser on Afro-Asian and Latin American affairs; ambassador to India 1951–53, 1963–69.
  2. Paul (Frederic), 1910?–1999, U.S. novelist and composer.
  3. Samuel, 1826–78, U.S. journalist.


Bowles

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. BowlesPaul19101999MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writerMUSIC: composer Paul . 1910–99, US novelist, short-story writer, and composer, living in Tangiers. His novels include The Sheltering Sky (1949) and The Spider's House (1955)
“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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Sam Bowles, 18 from Torrington, said he was undecided ahead of polling day.

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The Lady was established in 1885 by Thomas Gibson Bowles, as a magazine for gentlewomen, a weekly guide to navigating the social minefield of well-to-do British life.

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Almost all of it was written by a man - Bowles - using various aliases.

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The current owner of the Lady is the great grandson of the founder, Thomas Bowles.

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Unable to persuade a majority of the commission to endorse their deficit-cutting recommendations, Simpson and Bowles took it upon themselves to issue a list under the portentous title “The Moment of Truth.”

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