Ernest
Americannoun
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The newly discovered Ξcc⁺ is part of the same family as the proton, which was first identified in Manchester by Ernest Rutherford and colleagues between 1917-1919.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV stepped up to the microphone and with unvarnished vigor defended his quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Founded in 1924, Simon & Schuster has published such iconic American writers as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Sure, Ernest Hemingway supposedly countered: “They have more money.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
White learned that during the inquest, in 1921, Bryan had stated that on the night Anna disappeared he’d taken her straight home from Ernest and Mollie’s house, dropping her off between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.;
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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