Stevens

[ stee-vuhnz ]

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Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
George (Cooper), 1905–75, U.S. film director.
John Cox [koks], 1749–1838, and his son Robert Livingston, 1787–1856, U.S. engineers and inventors.
John Paul, 1920–2019, U.S. jurist: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1975–2010.
Net·tie Marie [net, -ee], 1861–1912, U.S. cytogeneticist.
Thaddeus, 1792–1868, U.S. abolitionist and political leader.
Wallace, 1879–1955, U.S. poet.

Stevens

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StevensThaddeus17921868MUSPOLITICS: politician Thaddeus (ˈθædɪəs). 1792–1868, US Radical Republican politician. An opponent of slavery, he supported Reconstruction and entered the resolution calling for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
StevensWallace18791955MUSWRITING: poet Wallace. 1879–1955, US poet, whose books include the collections Harmonium (1923), The Man with the Blue Guitar (1937), and Transport to Summer (1947)

Stevens

American biologist who identified the role of X and Y chromosomes in determining the sex of an organism. Stevens studied the chromosomes of mealworm beetles, first establishing that chromosomes are inherited in pairs. She later showed that eggs fertilized by X-carrying sperm produced female offspring, while Y-carrying sperm produced male offspring. She extended this work to studies of sex determination in various plants and insects.

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The first minister herself has made a veiled objection to comments from her Labour colleague, Welsh secretary Jo Stevens, that she had welcomed the reforms.

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As my colleague Ashlie Stevens outlined, though, salmon and the air fryer make for great pals.

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Stevens said the relationship between her and the first minister was "very good", and said Morgan had been clear in agreeing for the need for welfare reform.

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"It's the only site in the UK where virgin steel is made, and that's why it's a matter of national importance, strategic importance," said Ms Stevens.

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Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., also reportedly witnessed the conflict and chastised Lake for talking to a senator like that.

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Jobs, Steven Stevenson

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