Bragg

[ brag ]

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��·�ٴǲ� [brak, -st, uh, n], 1817–76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
Sir William Henry, 1862–1942, and his son, Sir William Lawrence, 1890–1971, English physicists: Nobel Prize winners 1915.

Bragg

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BraggBilly1957MBritishMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter Billy. born 1957, British rock singer and songwriter, noted for his political protest songs; recordings include Between the Wars (1985), Workers' Playtime (1988), Mermaid Avenue (1998), and England, Half English (2002)
BraggMelvyn1939MBritishWRITING: novelistFILMS AND TV: broadcaster Melvyn , Baron. born 1939, British novelist, broadcaster, and television executive; presenter of The South Bank Show since 1978
BraggSir William Henry18621942MBritishSCIENCE: physicist Sir William Henry , 1862–1942, British physicist, who shared a Nobel prize for physics (1915) with his son, for their study of crystal structures by means of X-rays
BraggSir (William) Lawrence18901971MBritishSCIENCE: physicist his son, Sir ( William ) Lawrence , 1890–1971, British physicist

Bragg

British physicist who invented the x-ray spectrometer, a device used to measure x-ray wavelengths. With his son, the physicist Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971), he developed the technique of x-ray crystallography, used to determine the atomic structure of crystals. Father and son were awarded a joint Nobel Prize for physics in 1915 for this work.

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Rhianon Bragg said she felt "trapped" after her stalker was released from prison subject to an exclusion zone, which meant he could not enter the surrounding four counties of her home.

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Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a news release on Tuesday that many of the actors who lost money were “balancing other jobs to stay afloat while pursuing their acting careers.”

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He has revoked the security clearances - which allows people to access classified material - of several officials, including James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the criminal hush-money case,

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But historian Connor Williams, who served on the renaming committee that had recommended the name Bragg be removed in 2021, said that honouring the Confederacy is misguided.

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If using regular soy sauce, reduce the amount as it is higher in sodium than Bragg’s or coconut aminos.

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