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Lin

 (lĭn), Maya Ying Born 1959.
American sculptor and architect whose public works include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC (1982).
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lin

(lɪn)
vb (tr)
to cease or desist from
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lin.

1. lineal.
2. linear.
3. liniment.
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Noun1.lin - United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)Lin - United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
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I had noticed him at luncheon, and Ah Lin, the Chinese boy, told me he had come from the Paumotus on the boat that had that day arrived.
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As part of his tour of Taiwan, Lin gave a sermon at a church in New Taipei City's Xindian District on Sunday in which he broke down in tears several times as he shared his struggles trying to survive in the NBA following a devastating knee injury in 2017.
After 20 minutes of deliberation, the foreman of the jury told Cardiff Crown Court that Mr Lin, 37, was found not guilty of affray and possession of a knife in a public place.
Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to Toronto in February, Lin saw only 51 minutes of action over six games of the Raptors' 4-2 Finals series victory against the Golden State Warriors, but his achievement has become doubly historic.
Also retiring is Lin's husband Rob, whom she met in the market where he previously worked as a market officer.
The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Lin Zhao, a female martyr and victim of Mao's Cultural Revolution.
Considering it was the time where Linsanity was a hit, it would be hard to miss out on who Jeremy Lin was.