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Parsons

[pahr-suhnz]

noun

  1. Talcott 1902–79, U.S. sociologist and author.

  2. Theophilus, 1750–1813, U.S. jurist.

  3. William, Third Earl of Rosse, 1800–67, Irish astronomer.

  4. a town in SE Kansas.



Parsons

/ ˈɑːəԳ /

noun

  1. Sir Charles Algernon . 1854–1931, English engineer, who developed the steam turbine

  2. Gram, real name Cecil Connor. 1946–73 US country-rock singer and songwriter; founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers (1968–70), he later released the solo albums G.P. (1973) and Grievous Angel (1974)

  3. Talcott. 1902–79, US sociologist, author of The Structure of Social Action (1937) and The Social System (1951)

“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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“Through this process, Meeting 1 to Meeting 3, I just didn’t think this person existed,” Parsons said, adding that during the coaching search he spoke to Straus’ former players and staff.

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Using her design skills — they met in New York City when she was attending Parsons School of Design and he was pursing comedy — Beame Martin led a rebuild of the studio-turned-gallery.

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The hire is the first under sporting director Mark Parsons.

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"It's an example I think of the way that we're really sort of pioneering in this area," councillor Barry Parsons said.

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Bianca Parsons, from Alberta in Canada, is behind an initiative to promote locally-made goods, called Made In Alberta, which she says has had a surge in interest since the tariffs were introduced.

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