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Simpson

[ simp-suhn ]

noun

  1. James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
  2. O(renthal) J(ames), born 1946, U.S. football player.


Simpson

/ ˈsɪmsən; ˈsɪmpsən /

noun

  1. SimpsonSir James Young18111870MScottishMEDICINE: obstetrician Sir James Young. 1811–70, Scottish obstetrician, who pioneered the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic
  2. Wallis (Warfield) (ˈwɒlɪs). See Edward VIII
“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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In a statement to BBC News NI on Friday the police said: "Following the Katie Simpson case, the Police Service of Northern Ireland is reviewing three cases recorded as suicide."

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Republican Congressman Mike Simpson of Idaho reportedly responded with an expletive.

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Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson offered the most blunt reaction.

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Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has accepted there were "a number of shortcomings" in the early stages of the police investigation and has met Ms Simpson’s family to apologise.

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“Managed properly, lithium batteries are very safe,” says Jon Simpson, a former firefighter turned fire safety consultant.

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