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McCormick

[ muh-kawr-mik ]

noun

  1. Anne Elizabeth O'Hare, 1882–1954, U.S. journalist and foreign news correspondent, born in England: Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence 1937, first female recipient.
  2. Cyrus Hall, 1809–84, U.S. inventor and businessman noted for his contributions to the design and production of harvesting machinery.
  3. Patricia Pat, 1930–2023, U.S. springboard and platform diver: Olympic gold medalist 1952, 1956.
  4. Robert Rutherford Bertie, 1880–1955, U.S. newspaper publisher noted for his outspoken promotion of political conservatism.


McCormick

/ məˈkɔːmɪk /

noun

  1. McCormickCyrus Hall18091884MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventor Cyrus Hall. 1809–84, US inventor of the reaping machine (1831)


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“There was a time where influencers got really big and big brands were paying a lot of money, and then not necessarily seeing the results,” McCormick said, noting that sponsored posts can often be the least engaged post on an influencer’s page.

From Digiday

Six months before the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 gave women the right to vote, McCormick cofounded the League of Women Voters with Carrie Chapman Catt, becoming its first vice president.

At the turn of the century, the mere fact that McCormick and Luscomb spoke outdoors was considered radical.

McCormick’s “all-purpose seasoning” did not a gourmand make.

From Eater

BuzzFeed impressed media and agency executives by launching a pair of Tasty-branded food products with brands Nestle and McCormick in 2019.

From Digiday

Although he has been involved in philanthropy and civic affairs, McCormick has never run for office before.

McCormick says King advised him to stay on message and be persistent.

The last remaining staffers then ran off to the victory party at McCormick Place to catch the president's speech.

Darby McCormick is one of the best heroines in thriller fiction: smart, resourceful and tough as nails.

James has a chum, Charles McCormick, who is almost as badly off as himself—perhaps you will think him worse off.

Mr. McCormick promised to take him back, but I don't know—he hasn't said anything about it.

In the following year came Stephenson's steam whistle; and in the year following came the McCormick reaper.

There was another apprentice, a young fellow of about eighteen, named Wales McCormick, a devilish fellow and a giant.

Major McCormick did not wait for a less merciful moment, but hobbled away from the spot with all the speed he could muster.

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