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Sinclair

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Sin·clair  (sn-klâr, sng-), Upton Beall 1878-1968.
American writer and reformer. His concern with social justice is apparent in his novels, including The Jungle (1906) and Boston (1928).
Sinclair [sɪŋˈklɛə ˈsɪŋklɛə]
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1. (Biographies / Sinclair, Sir Clive (Marles) (1940 M, British, TECHNOLOGY: engineer, TECHNOLOGY: inventor, BUSINESS: entrepreneur) Sir Clive (Marles). born 1940, British electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5, a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure
2. (Biographies / Sinclair, Upton (Beall) (1878-1968) M, US, WRITING: novelist) Upton (Beall). 1878-1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws
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Noun1.SinclairSinclair - United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
Upton Beall Sinclair, Upton Sinclair
2.Sinclair - English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940)
Clive Sinclair, Sir Clive Marles Sinclair


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"Yes," said Sinclair with fine sarcasm, "we've saw so many of them with white shrouds on 'em.
Out of Time's Abyss by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Sinclair, or as he preferred to be called, Professor Sinclair, waved a white kid glove in the direction of the dancing hall.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
They were accompanied by Sinclair and his fifteen free trappers; Wyeth, also, and his New England band of beaver hunters and salmon fishers, now dwindled down to eleven, took this opportunity to prosecute their cruise in the wilderness, accompanied with such experienced pilots.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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