Stevenson

[ stee-vuhn-suhn ]

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noun

Ad·lai Ew·ing [ad, -ley , yoo, -ing], 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
his grandson, Adlai E(wing), 1900–65, U.S. statesman and diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1960–65.
Andrew, 1784–1857, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1827–34.
Robert Louis Robert Lewis Balfour, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet.

Stevenson

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noun

StevensonAdlai Ewing19001968MUSPOLITICS: statesman Adlai Ewing (ˈædleɪ ˈjuːɪŋ). 1900–68, US statesman: twice defeated as Democratic presidential candidate (1952; 1956); US delegate at the United Nations (1961–65)
StevensonRobert Louis (Balfour)18501894MScottishWRITING: writer Robert Louis ( Balfour ). 1850–94, Scottish writer: his novels include Treasure Island (1883), Kidnapped (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)

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Stevenson, who runs the remediation nonprofit, said it’s important to also test the plants you’re using, to ensure they’re pulling toxins out of the soil.

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It was the eve of the 1956 presidential election fought between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.

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“There’s been a lot of progress in L.A. to confront bias against the poor, bias against people of color,” Stevenson said.

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Stevenson seemed to deliberately deflect attention from Stephen’s words, mumbling lines as though they were the character’s private property and not meant to be spoken aloud.

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Sophomore Chase Stevenson hit two doubles and two singles and had four RBIs.

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Stevens Stevenson, Adlai E.

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