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Owens

[ oh-uhnz ]

noun

  1. Jesse John Cleveland, 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
  2. a river in E California, flowing from the Sierra Nevada S to the Owens Valley basin: diverted to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. 120 miles (193 km) long.


Owens

/ ˈəʊɪԳ /

noun

  1. OwensJesse19131980MUSSPORT AND GAMES: athlete Jesse, real name John Cleveland Owens. 1913–80, US Black athlete: won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics (1936)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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On Tuesday, The New York Times broke the story that Owens, who has spent 37 years with CBS News, 24 of them with “60 Minutes,” informed his staff that he would be stepping down.

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This week, the program lost its executive producer, Bill Owens, only the third person to hold the job in the show’s storied history.

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Buck Owens, a famous musician friend who in the late 1960s was about to be on “Hee Haw,” dropped her name for consideration by the folks casting the show.

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Former referee Nigel Owens, commenting on social media,, external said he would have given Le Garrec a straight red card, while other critics said the 22-year-old's exaggeration endangered players who have suffered serious head injuries.

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Bill Owens, the beleaguered executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned Tuesday.

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