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campbell

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for campbell.

Editorial note

Duncan Campbell first reported about the reverse of this process happening under the Tatcher Government in the 1980s.

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Quick take

A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of campbell gathered in one view.

noun

A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for campbell.

noun

A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Example sentences

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Duncan Campbell first reported about the reverse of this process happening under the Tatcher Government in the 1980s.

2

Patrick Campbell here, CEO of Price Intelligently - the makers of ProfitWell.

3

I ask Campbell if he fears the kind of lawlessness seen in post- Katrina New Orleans or the riots in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Tangentially related, but interesting, EconTalk episode that goes into p-values related to investment strategies, LHC experiments and other stuff: Campbell Harvey of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his research evaluating various investment and trading strategies and the challenge of measuring their effectiveness.

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Campbell's evidence only comes from a few myths, which makes me worry about cherry-picking.

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I agree Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces is not quite compelling, but I do find it interesting.

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Campbell had a weak spot for such devices, several decades ago.

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Campbell's Soup, Brillo) for their own artwork (from which they made a significant financial gain,) so Apple, appropriating an artistic style is returning the favor.

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See Beatrix Campbell's "End of Equality".

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Joseph Campbell's work is a nice place to start.

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For a moment I was stunned because I thought you meant Naomi Campbell.

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"I'll Be Me", a recent documentary about musician Glen Campbell, addressed this directly.

Quote examples

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See Beatrix Campbell's "End of Equality".

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"I'll Be Me", a recent documentary about musician Glen Campbell, addressed this directly.

3

Case in point: I just finished a short Joseph Campbell book ("Pathways to Bliss"): I would literally stop every paragraph or two and reflect on how the material was relevant to my own life, about my own 'myth,' etc.

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No, he denied having "spoken with, worked with, or provided any journalistic materials to the Independent." Duncan Campbell has explicitly said that the information in question was in "documents revealed by Edward Snowden to journalists including Glenn Greenwald" and implies that the Guardian opted to not release the information as part of the deal with the UK government[1].

Proper noun examples

1

Campbell's evidence only comes from a few myths, which makes me worry about cherry-picking.

2

I agree Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces is not quite compelling, but I do find it interesting.

3

Campbell had a weak spot for such devices, several decades ago.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use campbell in a sentence?

Duncan Campbell first reported about the reverse of this process happening under the Tatcher Government in the 1980s.

What does campbell mean?

A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.

What part of speech is campbell?

campbell is commonly used as noun.