Cushing

American  

[koosh-ing] / ˈkʊʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.

2. Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.

3. Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.

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Cushing British  

/ ˈkʊʃɪŋ /

noun

1. Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him

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Example Sentences

“Even the best kid can stumble into something,” said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Theo Cushing.

From Los Angeles Times

Say half of the 97 million barrels of oil that Rystad Energy estimates China has socked away so far this year had shown up in storage facilities at Cushing, Okla., instead.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the U.S., oil inventory at the Cushing Oil Hub, a critical oil shipping nexus located in Oklahoma, remains stubbornly low, yet local prices aren’t surging in the way they once did.

From Barron's

Some areas nod to the change of seasons by hosting popular “pond skims,” such as the Cushing Crossing at Palisades Tahoe in California in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The new initiatives eliminate key points of differentiation from competitors and risk alienating a segment of the traditional customer base,” Gimme Credit analyst Jay Cushing wrote in a note earlier this month.

From Barron's