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Dubois

American  
[dy-bwah] / düˈbwɑ /

noun

  1. (Marie) Eugène (François Thomas) 1858–1941, Dutch physical anthropologist and anatomist.


Dubois British  
/ djuːˈbwɑː /

noun

  1. W ( illiam ) E ( dward ) B ( urghardt ). 1868–1963, US Black sociologist, writer, and political activist; a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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Dubois Scientific  
/ do̅o̅-bwä /
  1. Dutch paleontologist who in 1891 discovered in Java a fossil hominid which he believed to be the so-called missing link between the apes and humans on the evolutionary ladder. He named it Pithecanthropus erectus, but it is now known as Homo erectus.


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Derek was also one of the only people, aside from my own team, who backed me going into both the Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois fights.

From BBC

Itauma already has his eyes fixed on that opponent - Croatia's Filip Hrgovic, whose last two bouts have been victories against Britons Joe Joyce and David Adeleye after losing to Daniel Dubois for the interim IBF heavyweight title two years ago.

From BBC

Then there's the female fighter who had to pretend to be a boy because she wasn't allowed to fight as a girl - Caroline Dubois seems to have done that, and Katie Taylor most definitely did.

From BBC

Domain is expanding and diversifying its entertainment plays, including with the recent launch of Nashville-based Domain Artist Management, an artist-management firm Domain launched with industry veterans Bill Simmons, Kendal Marcy and Chris DuBois that signed country musician Brad Paisley as its flagship client.

From The Wall Street Journal

In March 1944, standing up to anyone—much less the German soldiers who have occupied France for nearly four years—is the furthest thing from 13-year-old Lucas DuBois’s mind.

From The Wall Street Journal