Flaxman

[ flaks-muhn ]

noun

1. John, 1755–1826, English sculptor and draftsman.

Flaxman

/ ˈflæksmən /

noun

1. FlaxmanJohn17551826MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptorARTS AND CRAFTS: draughtsman John . 1755–1826, English neoclassical sculptor and draughtsman, noted particularly for his monuments and his engraved illustrations for the Iliad , the Odyssey , and works by Dante and Aeschylus

Example Sentences

Now, researchers are developing creative techniques to gauge the extents of these harms — an endeavor that Abraham Flaxman, a global health researcher at the University of Washington, says is essential to inform short-term relief efforts as well as long-term policies.

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While each set of numbers can shed some light on what’s happening on the ground, Flaxman said, researchers must be aware of where they fall short.

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Under normal conditions, administrative data such as censuses, large household surveys conducted by governments, and other record-keeping systems offer reliable estimates of life, death, and disease, but these systems often break down during a war, Flaxman explained.

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Research into recall bias suggests surveys and eyewitness accounts may suffer from gaps in people’s memories, and Flaxman explained that news coverage and social media reports can be colored by bias.

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Flaxman highlighted, for example, an article from early 2024 that assessed such political questions.

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