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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Cole + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Examples

  • The new approach was called econometrics, and it emanated, at least at first, from another major intellectual base called the Cowles Commission at the University of Chicago.

    Economic Principals David Warsh 1993

  • The other sword Cowles bought for $250 from a woman whose father had served in World War II and is believed to be even older, perhaps dating back to 1596.

    Homepage 2010

  • Willie Morris admired his distinguished ancestors, such as Cowles Meade, the first acting territorial governor of his state “who tried unsuccessfully to catch up with Aaron Burr when Burr took off down the Mississippi River on his curious scheme to conquer the territories belonging to Spain.”

    2009 June 02 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

  • "Cowles," he said, in a matter-of-fact voice, "I'm going after it.

    The Way of a Man Emerson Hough 1890

  • It is interesting to see how Gregory Cowles, in perceiving everything through the prism of Darwinian evolution, labels Steig a creationist, who according to his wife is not.

    Another Valient Defense of Science 2009

  • I agree with Gregory Cowles that it's a straw man argument dressed up as a children's fable.

    Another Valient Defense of Science 2009

  • The Cowles family are huge local corporate welfare queens.

    Think Progress » On House GOP Website, Republican Leadership Takes Credit For Successful Stimulus Project 2010

  • "We almost forgot that there was dessert now," said the actress Christine Baranski , who had brought her daughter Lily Cowles , a recent Princeton graduate.

    The Curtain Raiser to a Night at the Opera Marshall Heyman 2011

  • The U.S. opposed an International Court for Human Rights, despite serious attempts by Australia, Chile and other countries to bring it to life, despite serious proposals from renowned scholars and judges from the ICJ, like Louis B. Sohn, Cowles and Judge Lauterpacht.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare Subcommittee Testimony, Up at SSRN 2010

  • "A baby can still have a 'lovey' and a favorite blanket when they're older, or you can use those on the floor or out in the stroller, but not in the crib," says Nancy Cowles , executive director of Kids in Danger, a consumer-advocate group.

    When a Cuddly Crib Puts the Baby in Danger Melinda Beck 2011

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