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Curtis

[ kur-tis ]

noun

  1. Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
  2. Charles, 1860–1936, vice president of the U.S. 1929–33.
  3. Cyrus Her·mann Kotzsch·mar [hur, -m, uh, n-, koch, -mahr], 1850–1933, U.S. publisher.
  4. George Tick·nor [tik, -ner], 1812–94, U.S. attorney and writer.
  5. George William, 1824–92, U.S. essayist, editor, and reformer.
  6. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “courteous.”


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A Utah state poet laureate pleaded his Republican senator, John Curtis, to protect funding for the arts.

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I've listened to interviews with Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones where they talk about how Salah is always first at the training ground and how hard he works during sessions and in the gym.

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The score follows suit, with Curtis Moore’s music and Amanda Green’s lyrics setting up the period flavor only to bust out in Broadway-style pop, rock and even hip-hop.

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The Sheriff’s Department received a distress call at 3:45 p.m., but Curtis was already dead by the time deputies arrived, according to sheriff’s spokesperson Elise Soviar.

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On hand to assist with the unveiling near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine were Lakers great and fellow Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, who wore an unbuttoned Dodgers jacket.

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