Brinkley
David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.
Contemporary Examples
Inside Obama’s Olympic Stumble Richard Wolffe October 2, 2009
Calling BS on the Surge in Cursing by Beltway Politicians Lauren Ashburn February 27, 2013
The Daily Beast Recommends The Daily Beast August 10, 2009
The Magazine King Harold Evans April 30, 2010
Karl Rove’s Colossal Hypocrisy Paul Begala July 1, 2010
Historical Examples
The Royal Observatory Greenwich E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder
The Goat-gland Transplantation Sydney B. Flower
The Goat-gland Transplantation Sydney B. Flower
They of the High Trails Hamlin Garland
April Hopes William Dean Howells
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