Sinclair

[sin-klair, sing-, sin-klair, sing-]

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noun

Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
May, 1865?–1946, British novelist.
Upton (Beall) 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.
a male given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Clair.

Sinclair

/ sɪŋˈklɛə, ˈsɪŋklɛə /

noun

Sir Clive ( Marles ). born 1940, English electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5 (1985), a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure
Upton ( Beall ). 1878–1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws

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“For various reasons, it didn’t happen. The first big project we did was to record Sinclair Lewis’ novel ‘Babbitt.’

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Several days later, author Upton Sinclair stood on a hilltop above the harbor, and began reading from the Bill of Rights.

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A next step, in novels such as Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here,” involves a direct attack on the Supreme Court if it declines to affirm a president’s agenda.

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Among the books that remained was a copy of Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 novel “It Can’t Happen Here,” which imagined an America ruled by a fascist.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group has already thrown in the towel in several markets, replacing its local coverage with its centralized news broadcast, called the National Desk.

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sinciput Lewis, Sinclair

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