Jenkins

/ (ˈdʒɛŋkɪnz) /

noun

Roy (Harris), Baron Jenkins of Hillhead. 1920–2003, British politician and author; Labour home secretary (1965–67, 1974–76) and chancellor of the exchequer (1967–70); president of the European Commission (1977–80); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981); leader of party (1982–83); Chancellor of Oxford University (1987–2003)

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When the day of the meeting came, Jenkins showed up, but Rahall did not, and sent his campaign manager, citing a “conflict”.

How to Fight Corruption With Game Theory |Mark McKinnon |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Jenkins concedes that eccentricity is not what it once was.

The Death of the English Eccentric |Tom Sykes |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Thus, as Jenkins writes, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel proclaims ISIS is an “imminent threat to every interest we have.”

French Jihadi Mehdi Nemmouche Is the Shape of Terror to Come |Christopher Dickey |September 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Jenkins had written entirely from secondary literature—no interviews or excavation of legal documents.

How the ‘Witch Hunt’ Myth Undermined American Justice |Jason Berry |July 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Jenkins, who supports open primaries, has pledged not to caucus with either party if elected to the Senate.

Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike |Linda Killian |July 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Jenkins, of New York, who was announced on the program, was unable to be present.

Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913 |Various
But he was a square sort of chap, in his way, this lovelorn Jenkins.

Superwomen |Albert Payson Terhune
"I'll send Jenkins at once," the chief took his directions in good part.

The Winning Clue |James Hay, Jr.
Taking a faded wallet from his pocket, Mr. Jenkins produced therefrom a paper which he unfolded and spread upon the table.

Jack Harvey's Adventures |Ruel Perley Smith
Gen. Jenkins, with his cavalry, had taken Chambersburg on the 16th inst.

A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital |John Beauchamp Jones

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