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Hockett

American  
[hok-it] / ˈhɒk ɪt /

noun

  1. Charles, 1916–2000, U.S. linguist and anthropologist.


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Mr. Hockett and others argue that insuring all deposits could improve the banking system.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

There was this sense that there were no limits in American policy — it was very vertiginous, almost dizzying,” Hockett said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2022

Hockett, 73, went on to be a clinical researcher in pharmaceuticals.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2020

Robert C. Hockett, a Cornell University law professor who has advised Mr. Sanders on climate change policy, said the country now needs more than just a carbon tax.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019

Not long before he’d walked out the door for Las Vegas, he’d dashed an e-mail off to his partner Ben Hockett, who planned to meet him there, and Jamie Mai, who didn’t.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis