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Thornton

[ thawrn-tn ]

noun

  1. William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.
  2. a town in NE Colorado.
  3. a male given name.


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In the five years after picking up Thornton — each a season in which the Nats intended to contend — Rizzo added no fewer than a dozen relievers by midseason trade, waiver claim or free agent signing.

Thornton said he was honored to have served and outlined goals achieved during his tenure, including a project to build six schools using a public-private partnership and improved relations between the board and the community.

Police said that the men left quickly, but Thornton said they stayed for at least an hour.

This is the case for only a quarter of the roughly 20,000 human proteins, says Thornton.

The oldest player, Thornton, was born in October 1992, and just five players have more than one year of WNBA experience.

Why not let him cut loose and go all Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa, instead of easing his way out of something a bit grimier?

“We can only save African elephants if China and Japan ban the ivory trade,” Thornton told me.

Thornton says pressure is building, even inside China, for a ban.

There are two cases that are most relevant, U.S. Term Limits Inc. v. Thornton  and Cook v. Gralike.

She was plucked from relative obscurity to star alongside Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman in the TV adaptation.

John Thornton Kirkland, president of Harvard university, died, aged 70.

Bonnell Thornton died; an English poet, essayist and miscellaneous writer, and translator of Plautus.

A ship of war followed the fugitives to France, and Captain Thornton gave an interesting account of their proceedings.

Bishop Thornton, suffragan of Dover, was an indefatigable persecutor of the true church.

Leake apparently did not accept the position in Mrs. Thornton's home.

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