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Higgins

American

[hig-inz] / ˈhɪg ɪnz /

noun

George V., 1939–99, U.S. novelist.

Higgins British

/ ˈhɪɡɪnz /

noun

Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)
Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)

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As the Journal’s Laine Higgins and Robert O’Connell pointed out, no team had ever lost 75% of its games and wound up in the title game two seasons later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Having demolished John Higgins 10-1 on Saturday - inflicting the heaviest defeat in the Scot's stellar 34-year career - Trump fared little better 24 hours later.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

He then traded frames with his opponent to set up a mouth-watering finale to the tournament against Zhao or reigning champion Higgins, who begin their semi-final at 13:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Higgins noted that the premium attached to the valuation of the information technology sector has plunged since the end of last October.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I’m going to spend a lot of time with my best friend, Annie Higgins.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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