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Briggs

American

[brigz] / brɪgz /

noun

Henry, 1561–1630, English mathematician.

Briggs British

/ brɪɡz /

noun

Henry . 1561–1631, English mathematician: introduced common logarithms

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Air Force veteran Dana Briggs, 71, joined protesters in September outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill. A confrontation with agents ended with the arrest of Briggs and 11 others for assault.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

According to Briggs, the real wildcard for investors in 2026 is the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Briggs is wary of the buzz around TRT.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The bond market’s immediate reaction has been “a little bit toward the hawkish side.” said John Briggs, head of U.S. rate strategy at Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He further informed Lawrence that he intended to back up Briggs “unless there was some decidedly strong case” for accelerating uranium research, which he had yet to see.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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