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Armstrong

[ahrm-strawng]

noun

  1. (Daniel) Louis Satchmo, 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

  2. Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.

  3. Henry Henry Jackson, 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.

  4. Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.

  5. Neil A., 1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.



Armstrong

/ ˈɑːˌٰɒŋ /

noun

  1. Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio

  2. ( Daniel ) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer

  3. Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)

  4. Neil ( Alden ). 1930–2012, US astronaut; commanded Apollo 11 on the first manned lunar landing during which he became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969

  5. Lance . born 1971, US cyclist, winner of 7 Tour de France titles, 1999–2005; stripped of the titles in 2012 and banned for life, having been found to have used banned substances

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Writer and director Jesse Armstrong never indulges the urge to humanize his narcissistic main characters by giving them secret soft sides or limits on their self-regard.

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Asked how often he is in touch with Armstrong he added: "I won't say every day, but I work for him."

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Nicola Armstrong, who is the eating disorder charity Beat's national lead for Northern Ireland, said weight gain was a symptom of BED and that could lead to "shame and stigma".

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I had the weird experience last evening of watching the new film "Mountainhead," written and directed by Jerome Armstrong, the creator of the iconic HBO series "Succession," while simultaneously doom-scrolling social media.

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He calls the president a “simpleton” — one assumes Armstrong is reflecting on the current one — but for all their power, money and influence, they all lack wisdom.

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