Kendall

American

[ken-dl] / ˈkɛn dl /

noun

Edward Calvin, 1886–1972, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
a male given name.

Kendall British

/ ˈkɛndəl /

noun

Edward Calvin. 1886–1972, US biochemist, who isolated the hormone thyroxine (1916). He shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1950) with Phillip Hench and Tadeus Reichstein for their work on hormones

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Former Oracle employee Kendall Levin said on LinkedIn her role was "eliminated as part of the company's mass reduction in force".

From BBC

Technology secretary Liz Kendall said it was about "testing different options in the real world."

From BBC

"We have listened," Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said on Wednesday, saying the government no longer favours that approach.

From BBC

They are Colter Carlisle, vice president of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council; Dylan Kendall, an entrepreneur and founder of Grow Hollywood; and Rich Sarian, vice president of strategic initiatives for the Social District.

From Los Angeles Times

When Willa asks, Kendall explains that when Logan committed Connor’s mother to an institution, he fed his son Victoria sponge cake for a week to smooth things over.

From Salon

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