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Taylor
[ tey-ler ]
noun
- A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale), 1906–90, English historian.
- · [bahy, -erd, bey, -], James Bayard, 1825–78, U.S. poet, novelist, and travel writer.
- Brook, 1685–1731, English mathematician.
- Cecil (Percival), 1929–2018, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Charles Ghankay, born 1948, Liberian guerrilla leader and politician: president 1997–2003.
- David Watson, 1864–1940, U.S. naval architect.
- Edward, 1644?–1729, American physician, clergyman, and poet; born in England.
- Edward Thompson Father Taylor, 1793–1871, U.S. Methodist clergyman.
- Elizabeth, 1932–2011, U.S. actress, born in England to American parents.
- Frederick Winslow, 1856–1915, U.S. industrial engineer.
- Jeremy, 1613–67, English prelate and theological writer.
- John W., 1784–1854, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1820–21, 1825–27.
- (Joseph) Deems, 1885–1966, U.S. composer, music critic, and author.
- Joseph Hooton, Jr. born 1941, U.S. astrophysicist: Nobel Prize 1993.
- Maxwell (Davenport), 1901–87, U.S. army general and diplomat: chief of staff 1955–59; chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1962–64.
- Myron Charles, 1874–1959, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, and diplomat.
- Paul (Bel·ville) [bel, -vil], 1930–2018, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Peter (Hills·man) [hilz, -m, uh, n], 1917–94, U.S. short-story writer, novelist, and playwright.
- Robert Lewis, 1912–1998, U.S. biographer, humorist, and newspaperman.
- Tom, 1817–80, English playwright and editor.
- Zachary Old Rough and Ready, 1784–1850, 12th president of the U.S. 1849–50: major general during the Mexican War and commander of the army of the Rio Grande 1846.
- a city in southeastern Michigan.
- a town in central Texas.
- a male or female given name.
Taylor
/ ˈٱɪə /
noun
- TaylorA(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale)19061990MBritishHISTORY: historian A ( lan ) J ( ohn ) P ( ercivale ). 1906–90, British historian whose many works include The Origins of the Second World War (1961)
- TaylorBrook16851731MEnglishSCIENCE: mathematician Brook. 1685–1731, English mathematician, who laid the foundations of differential calculus
- TaylorElizabeth19322011FUSEnglishFILMS AND TV: actress Dame Elizabeth. 1932–2011, US film actress, born in England: films include National Velvet (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1959), and Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for both of which she won Oscars
- TaylorFrederick Winslow18561915MUSTECHNOLOGY: engineer Frederick Winslow. 1856–1915, US engineer, who pioneered the use of time and motion studies to increase efficiency in industry
- TaylorJeremy16131667MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman Jeremy. 1613–67, English cleric, best known for his devotional manuals Holy Living (1650) and Holy Dying (1651)
- TaylorZachary17841850MUSMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: head of state Zachary. 1784–1850, 12th president of the US (1849–50); hero of the Mexican War
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The bout was best summed up by Scotland's former undisputed light-welterweight world champion Josh Taylor, who said on social media that Haney looked "terrified" and "frantic".
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Hudson shared the email on Instagram, accompanied by the Taylor Swift song “Look What You Made Me Do.”
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Raphael Roy Taylor, 20, is in his second year of a politics and history degree and said he "would absolutely be voting".
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Lili Taylor will be at a number of events for "Turning to Birds," which you can keep an eye on here.
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The two former security officials, Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor, had spoken out against Trump's false claims of a stolen election in 2020.
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