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Wheeler

1. John Archibald. born 1911, US physicist, noted for his work on nuclear fission and the development (1949--51) of the hydrogen bomb, also for his work on unified field theory

2. Sir (Robert Eric) Mortimer. 1890--1976, Scottish archaeologist, who did much to increase public interest in archaeology. He is noted esp for his excavations at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley and at Maiden Castle in Dorset

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winder, wheel step

A step, more or less wedge-shaped, with its tread wider at one end than the other, as in a spiral stair.

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Senators voted 52-47 to confirm Wheeler, who was nominated by President Donald Trump after former administrator Scott Pruitt resigned last year amid a series of ethics allegations.

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John Barrasso of Wyoming, chairman of the Senate environment committee, called Wheeler "uniquely qualified" to lead EPA and said that under Wheeler the agency is putting forward proposals that "both protect our environment and allow the country's economy to flourish."

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Wheeler earned her bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University and graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at University of Wisconsin.

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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler did exactly the wrong thing Monday when he called upon the federal government to cancel the permit for a "Trump Free Speech Rally" Sunday in his city, and to deny a permit for a "#March Against Sharia" six days later.

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Michael Wheeler, 23, and Melissa Pesticcio, 24, pursued the former's ex-girlfriend Sophie Taylor, 22, in separate vehicles as she drove through Cardiff.

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Michael Wheeler, 23, and Melissa Pesticcio, 24, pursued his ex-girlfriend Sophie Taylor, 22, in separate vehicles as she drove through Cardiff.

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Rather, it is FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler himself who is thedeciding factor in whether or note the upper body of Congress holds a reconfirmation vote on Rosenworcel, whose term ended some 18 months ago and must pack her office by Inauguration Day if inaction persists.