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Sullivan

[ suhl-uh-vuhn ]

noun

  1. Annie Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy, 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
  2. Sir Arthur (Seymour), 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.
  3. Ed(ward Vincent), 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.
  4. Harry Stack [stak], 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.
  5. John L(awrence), 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.
  6. Louis Hen·ri [hen, -ree], 1856–1924, U.S. architect.


Sullivan

/ ˈʌɪə /

noun

  1. SullivanSir Arthur (Seymour)18421900MEnglishMUSIC: composer Sir Arthur ( Seymour ). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist
  2. SullivanLouis (Henri)18561924MUSARCHITECTURE: architect Louis ( Henri ). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"
“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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“This has been the coolest thing ever,” senior pitcher Ian Sullivan said, one of more than a dozen players in the program whose family was displaced by the fires.

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Falwell, which affirms parody and satire as protected speech and sprang from the Sullivan decision.

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In a statement released on Wednesday morning, South Africa's elite police unit, known as the Hawks, said that Sullivan had been rescued following "verified intelligence wherein a coordinated team… moved swiftly to the identified location".

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At the bottom of the hill is the school he attended, Sullivan Upper, which awards green blazers to pupils who excel at sport.

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Jeremy Hall, the Sullivan family's spokesman, told local newspaper TimesLive that he was at the church with his wife and their children when the incident took place.

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